There's a lot to do around Avignon! We have put together a list of some of our favorite places and things to do that are all within about an hour's drive of the wedding venue.
Visit le Pont du Gard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard
Visit the Palais des Papes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_des_Papes
Visit the pont d'Avignon aka le Pont St Bénézet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Saint-B%C3%A9n%C3%A9zet
Visit les arènes de Nîmes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_of_N%C3%AEmes
Bike Mount Ventoux! Take on this grueling 20km climb with over 5000 feet of gain (1500 meters).
Preferred route starts from Bedoin and goes through Chalet Reynard. Alternative route starts in Malaucène and goes through le Mont Serein.
E-bike options available!
Go for a hike/trail run in the Dentelles de Montmirail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentelles_de_Montmirail
Go wine tasting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Go for a hike/trail run in Abbaye Saint-Michel de Frigolet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigolet_Abbey
Visit the Grottes de Thouzon
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotte_de_Thouzon
Visit the little Venice of Provence, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
It is also the European capital of Antiques.
Visit Fontaine de Vaucluse and find the source of the water! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Visit les Baux-de-Provence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Baux-de-Provence
and nearby Les carrières de Lumières
https://www.carrieres-lumieres.com/en/exhibitions
Observe the famous pink flamingos of Camargues at this bird preserve
Visit the Roman Theatre of Orange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Theatre_of_Orange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glanum
Visit Glanum which was an ancient and wealthy city which still enjoys a magnificent setting below a gorge on the flanks of the Alpilles mountains. It is located about one kilometre south of the town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Visit the Amphitheatre of Arles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arles_Amphitheatre
Visit the Provençal Colorado
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_proven%C3%A7al