Avignon, France - the historic center
Avignon is a treasure house of palaces, museums and meandering lanes in Provence in the South of France, surrounded by an old fortified wall that still protects it.
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The old town historic center is beautifully preserved with large pedestrian zones, and yet at the same time filled with up-to-date shops and restaurants, a city providing comforts, convenience and entertainment that you expect to find in the sophisticated culture of France.
We'll take you on a tour of the main highlights as well as explore the extensive pedestrian zone and do some shopping, providing maps and tips to help you get around. As usual, it's an entertaining and practical approach filled with great visuals and helpful descriptions.
This is one of the most beautiful cities in France, part of our longer series on Avignon and the south of France. See more of our Avignon movies here:
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Travel video about destination Avignon in France.
A famous song that features a bridge takes us into the French Provencal town of Avignon. 'Sur Le Pont D'Avignon': thus begins the world famous French song that is familiar with both young and old alike. It is a song of dance on the Pont Saint Enezet Bridge. Internal disputes in addition to power struggles in Rome transformed Avignon into the new seat of the Pontificate. The impressive Popes' Palace dominates the centre of the town. Its exterior resembles a military fortress rather than a religious residence. A coat of arms above the main entrance is reminiscent of the papal court that was founded by Klemens The Sixth. In 1348 he bought Avignon for 80,000 gold ducats from Johanna The First, Queen of Sicily. During his term of office he added a new, more luxurious building to the Old Palace that was constructed between 1334 and 1342. The beauty of the palace manifests itself in the numerous terraces and towers that were used for defensive purposes during the 14th and 15th centuries. Seven successive French popes transformed Avignon into one of the most glamorous medieval courts in Europe. The town's expansion gradually became increasingly more splendid and the pontificate's dependence on French royalty became further entrenched.
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Today we stayed close to home in order to see the Palais des Papes, the home of several popes when they took a leave of absence from Rome for a while in the 14th and 15th centuries. It's absolutely enormous and very imposing and impressive from the outside. The inside is not much to look at because fires destroyed many of the frescoes and all of the ornate tapestries and other decorations purchased by the popes are long gone. The audio guide provides a wealth of information about the various popes who lived there, their styles of rule, the politics of the day and construction and use of the facilities. Quite frankly, it got to be too much. We couldn't listen to all of the audio entries and we have pretty good stamina when it comes to history.
Next door to the Palais is the Notre-Dame de Doms Cathedral which has a giant gilded statue at its peak, making it an easily identifiable landmark on the Avignon skyline. The church was first established 898 years ago and has been used, abused, torn apart and repaired many times. For all of the action it's seen in the last 900 years, it is very attractive and reasonably comfortable inside. If I were going to choose one of the many holy places that I've visited this week to attend mass, this would be the one for me.
Next to the Cathedral is a public garden which also offers beautiful views, primarily of the Rhone and Villeneuve-les-Avignon. It has a grotto, plenty of olive trees, a small playground and grass which may be walked on, but not used for a picnic (don't ask me why).
Those are the three things we did in the afternoon. In the morning we drove across the Rhone bridge to Villeneuve to see their market and to visit the tourist attractions there. I think Villeneuve needs to get better coverage in the guidebooks because it is a very cute little town and the market is excellent and it has several interesting places to see. Also, the local constabulary didn't seem to mind that Lucy created her own parking space when none existed.
At the market I bought a gift for Kate and we purchased a pound of paella for lunch. We hoofed it upwards to Le Fort Saint Andre. This is a really great medieval fortress that was built in the 10th century. It's in great condition and has magnificent views of Avignon and the Rhone valley. There is an abbey and abbey garden on the site as well. The abbey is apparently privately owned and getting a tour requires work. The gardens are available for a fee, but we gave it a miss because it's probably far from its best now that we are in October.
Back closer to the center of town, we went to La Chartreuse de Vileneuve Lez Avignon. It was established in the 14th century by Pope Innocent VI when he became pope and had other fish to fry across the river. It is a Carthusian Monastery, one of the order's largest in Europe. Lucy and I decided that the Carthusians, even back in the day, had a much more enviable lifestyle than the Cistercians. Everything was more comfortable, more attractive and not quite so isolated. You could be punished for engaging in alchemy and a few other infractions, but it looked like a pretty decent lifestyle for the time. Pope Innocent is buried there. Also, they have taken to sponsoring modern art installations on site. The most bizarre and disturbing one was in the Chapel of the Dead where, formerly, dead monks would be laid out before they could be buried. At present there is a scary looking Teddy bear holding a scythe and hammer. You need to look at the picture. We still can't figure it out.
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1. Delightful snacks
2. Fort Saint Andre
3. View from Fort Saint Andre
4. Chapel at La Chartreuse
5. Art installation in Chapel of the Dead
6. Lucy about to get in trouble
7. Dried sausages
8. Rotisserie
9. So many different kinds of red tomatoes
10. View from turrets in St. Andre
11. Lucy acts as tour guide at St. Andre
12. Wall in Villeneuve
13. The Villeneuve lizard mascot
14. Entry to La Chartreuse
15. Pope Innocent VI's image
16. Final resting place of Pope Innocent
17. Nook at La Chartreuse
18. Well at La Chartreuse
19. At La Chartreuse
20. Fountain near Palais
21. Bldg across from the Palais
22. Interior courtyard of Palais du Papes
23. Interior at Palais
24. Stonework at Palais
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Le Prieuré at Villeneuve les Avignon - video Relais & Châteaux
Just a few minutes from the heart of Avignon, this 5-star Relais & Châteaux is a subtle blend of past and present. Hidden in the heart of the village of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, its serene atmosphere and spirit invite you to relax and unwind.
The admirable renovations and redecorating carried out on this 14th C building by Jean-André and Geneviève Charial in 2007, have afforded it simple aesthetics and luminosity, bestowing a harmonious unity to the past, visible in the original stonework, and the present, represented by the modern furnishings. Le Prieuré breathes an air of rare and simple charm.
Avignon - France-day 1C
Exploring on foot the Old Town of Avignon, main city of Provence in the south of France.
Enter the Porte du Rhône gate through the town wall then turn right at Rue Grande Fusterie, with some of its picturesque old houses from the 15th century.
At the end, turn right, then left to Place Crillon, site of an excellent hotel you might consider for your visit, Hotel d'Europe. This is four-star deluxe but has some moderately-priced rooms, especially in the off-season.
With many fine hotels in all price ranges, and strategic location, Avignon makes an excellent home base for visiting this Provençal region. Another hotel you might consider is the Mercure. It's right in the heart of town just between the bridge in the main square and it's a very comfortable three star hotel - part of the vast Accor chain of French hotels, and we found it was a very nice place. Very clean, very modern very friendly.
Stroll one block over to Rue Joseph Vernet, perhaps the prettiest street in town, lined with lovely shops, galleries and restaurants. This street is really at its best late in the day and early twilight - when you have that magical combination of streetlights, shop fronts, busy people out walking and lingering twilight in the sky. It's good . The shops stay open throughout the day, although some close in the midafternoon for a brief siesta - we're still in the south of Europe, after all. And at night stays quite lively. It's very safe spot - 10 o'clock, 11 o'clock at night, because the shop will be closed, usually by about 8 o'clock, but the restaurants, cafés and bars are open, so to be sure to pay several visits to this wonderful Rue Joseph Vernet.
Be sure to walk a few blocks up and down Rue St. Agricol, a classic side-street which offers a similar environment of pleasant shops and leads to the main square of town, Place de l'Horloge. Notice how they have iron posts to protect the pedestrians from the automobiles, because this busy street is open to traffic, and yet remains very safe because of the design. There is a rich variety of types of shops here and throught the town center.
Next, walk over to the busy main street of town, Rue de la République, where you will find the Tourist Information Office, and really the main collection of shops and people. Be sure to visit this information office and get their free Welcome to Avignon brochure with descriptions of the major sites and an extremely useful map that provides four walking routes to follow while you are exploring the city. The tourist bureau has put colored arrows on the sidewalks coordinated with the map to help keep you on track.
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Avignon Travel
Avignon Travel - Avignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in southeastern France.
The city is well known for its Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes), where several popes and antipopes lived from the early 14th to early 15th centuries. ( source Wikipedia )
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