What To See: Avignon
This is an overview of the best tourist sights in Avignon, from the Palais des Papes and the famous bridge to the city's gourmet food market, its delicious green spaces and its fantastic selection of museums. Click here to book a hotel in Avignon Click here to read our full guide to the annual Festival d'Avignon, click on each image in our gallery to find out more and click here for practical information about the city to help you enjoy your trip.
Steeped in art and history, serious and monumental Avignon is often seen as a rather family-unfriendly city. But we have ideas for an enjoyable activity or three if you are staying with children here.
The Popes' Palace, is the star attraction in Avignon, a monumental structure which briefly transformed a sleepy provincial town into a glittering centre of European power.
With around 40 stalls selling a cornucopia of regional produce, Les Halles is a must for any dedicated foodie in Avignon.
The Pont d'Avignon - or Pont Saint Bénézet - stops suddenly half-way across the Rhône river. But this dramatic, broken bridge remains an iconic landmark, inspiring a famous song.
There's something for everyone in Avignon's museums, from a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull and avant-garde art to the Countess du Barry's travel tea service and one of the few paintings by Vincent van Gogh on view in Provence.
A gentle five-minute stroll up a small hill, the Rocher des Doms offers a welcome refuge from Avignon's heat and bustle on a summer's day and panoramic vistas of the surrounding countryside.
The rue des Teinturiers is one of the prettiest, most historic spots in the walled city of Avignon - and also one of the most fashionable.
The Avignon Popes' private quarters in the Palais des Papes have long been closed to the public. But now this tour gives a fascinating insight into the pontiffs' secret daily lives.
Avignon's cathedral sits in the mighty complex of buildings on the Rocher des Doms overlooking the city.
One of Avignon's most delightful galleries, the Angladon Museum has a discerning collection, including one of the very few paintings by Vincent van Gogh on view in Provence.
Set on the Rhône river between Avignon and Villeneuve lès Avignon, Barthelasse Island is a relaxing haven of peace and greenery just a few minutes' walk from these two cities.
In 2000 the legendary gallery owner and art dealer Yvon Lambert offered hundreds of major works by the cream of contemporary artists to the city of Avignon for the Collection Lambert.
Avignon's Carré du Palais is a lavish showcase to promote the region's Rhône wines and push them into the same league as the more famous ones from Burgundy and Bordeaux. |
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