Nestor le Castor

Nestor le Castor is a theme park in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Arrondissement of Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Nestor le Castor is situated nearby to the bridge Pont-aqueduc de Galas, as well as near the community center Centre Départemental de Plein Air et de Loisirs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont-aqueduc de Galas and Fontaine de Vaucluse.

Pont-aqueduc de Galas

Bridge

Photo: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pont-aqueduc de Galas is a bridge, which is situated 350 metres southwest of Nestor le Castor.

The Fontaine de Vaucluse is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by flow and fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of 630,000,000 to 700,000,000 cubic metres of water.

Musée Pétrarque

Museum

Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.

Musée Pétrarque is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km east of Nestor le Castor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and Saumane-de-Vaucluse.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Its name comes from the spring of the same name; the name Vaucluse itself comes from the Latin phrase vallis clausa or "closed valley".

Saumane-de-Vaucluse

Village

Photo: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saumane-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 886. It was the boyhood home of the Marquis de Sade.

Lagnes

Village

Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lagnes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Lagnes is situated 2½ km south of Nestor le Castor.

Nestor le Castor

Type: Theme park
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.91825° or 43° 55′ 6″ north

Longitude

5.11517° or 5° 6′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FM7W498+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1309542652

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=theme_park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre Départemental de Plein Air et de Loisirs and Salle des fêtes.

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