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Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul · France
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In the photo: Palais des Papes · Avignon
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Avignon was the seat of the popes in the 14th century and is still enclosed by medieval walls. The Palais des Papes, the Pont Saint-Bénézet and the Rocher des Doms garden stand side by side in the center, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is the best base for visiting the Pont du Gard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and the villages of the Luberon: Gordes, Roussillon, Sénanque and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
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The local experience
The popes' residence in Avignon in the 14th century, one of the largest Gothic buildings in Europe, with ceremonial halls, chapels with frescoes and the Jardins pontificaux. It is the core of the historic ensemble listed by UNESCO.
The Avignon bridge from the children's song: four medieval arches that extend over the Rhône and stop in the middle of the river, with a small chapel on one of the piers.
Public garden on top of the rock where Avignon originated, beside the Palais des Papes, with views over the Rhône, the Pont Saint-Bénézet and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. Admission is free.
Roman aqueduct of three tiers across the Gardon River, built in the 1st century to bring water to Nîmes. It is the tallest aqueduct-bridge known from the Roman world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Small village surrounded by vineyards between Avignon and Orange, with the ruins of the popes' summer castle on the hill and dozens of wineries that welcome visitors for tastings.
Medieval fortress atop Mont Andaon in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, on the far side of the Rhône, with twin towers, ramparts and views of the Palais des Papes.
Stone village perched on a hill of the Monts de Vaucluse, on the edge of the Luberon, with a Renaissance castle at the top and houses that step down the slope.
12th-century Cistercian abbey still inhabited by monks, in an isolated valley near Gordes. In front of it, a lavender field usually blooms from mid-June to mid-July.
Luberon village built on ochre deposits, with houses painted in shades of red and orange and the Sentier des Ocres trail winding among colorful cliffs.
The source of the river Sorgue, at the foot of a rock cliff, the largest in metropolitan France by water volume. A riverside path leads from the village to the cave where the water springs forth.
