waterfall
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
France's most powerful spring gushes from the foot of a cliff into an impossibly green pool.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Le Thor
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Europe
About Le Thor
Le Thor works well as a base: 10 minutes from Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, 11km from Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Le Thor is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, about 4 km away.
Le Thor (French pronunciation: [lə tɔʁ]; Occitan: Lo Tòr) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
It has an attractive Romanesque church, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, an 11th-century castle in ruins, the Château de Thouzon, as well as an Urgonian Limestone cave,Read more
the Grottes de Thouzon (also known as the Grotte aux Fées), accessible for visits to the public.
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What is there to see near Le Thor?
Within an hour or so of Le Thor: Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (11 km), Palais des Papes (15 km), Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon) (15 km), Abbaye de Sénanque (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Le Thor?
The nearest famous roads are Gorges de la Nesque Road, Route des Crêtes (Cassis) and Route Napoléon.
Where is Le Thor?
Le Thor is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, about 4 km from Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,055
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.9294, 4.9954
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Le Thor
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Palais des Papes
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
15 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)
The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Abbaye de Sénanque
A serene 12th-century Cistercian abbey framed by its own postcard rows of summer lavender.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Gordes
A stunning hilltop village of white stone houses perched dramatically above the Luberon valley.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Roussillon
A vibrant Provencal village built atop ochre cliffs, famous for its striking red and orange facades.
24 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Les Baux-de-Provence
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Carrières des Lumières
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Le Thor
- Right herePont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
- 28 kmGorges de la Nesque RoadA serene Provençal balcony drive (D942) winding above a 400 m-deep limestone canyon near Mont Ventoux, with the Belvédère de Castellaras as its showpiece viewpoint.
- 35 kmMont Ventoux Summit ViewpointThe 'Beast of Provence' at 1,912 metres, a barren lunar summit offering views from the Alps to the Mediterranean on clear days.
- 38 kmPlateau de Sault Lavender FieldsEndless rows of purple lavender perfume the high Vaucluse plateau every summer beneath Mont Ventoux.
- 78 kmNotre-Dame de la Garde ViewpointMarseille's 'Bonne Mere' basilica crowns a 149 m limestone peak reachable by a winding drive, with a sweeping 360-degree panorama over the Old Port, the Frioul islands and the Calanques.
- 80 kmLavender Fields of ValensoleVast purple lavender plateaus that bloom spectacularly from mid-June to mid-August across the Valensole plain.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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