Avignon Travel Tips
With its world-famous performing arts festival, Europe's largest Gothic palace, outstanding Côtes du Rhône wine, a nursery rhyme bridge and a historic walled city -- a pocket of which falls under UNESCO World Heritage protection -- it is understandable why wealthy Avignon comes across as smugger than smug.
The city has it all: historic treasures, a clutch of interesting museums, great dining and a cutting-edge bar and cafe scene kept on its toes by a substantial student population.
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3 Days in Avignon: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
A world-famous arts festival, an ever-thriving wine trade and a lively student population ensure Avignon isn’t just a showcase of medieval architecture, but a buzzing Provencal center as well. ...
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Provence Day Trips from Avignon
Written by Viator, August 2010
Avignon makes the ideal base for exploring the South of France. Whether you head for lavender-laden landscapes, visit the architectural treasures of nearby towns or explore the stunning coast, ...
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Lavender Tours
Written by Viator, November 2010
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time not so long ago when visitors to Provence rarely ventured far from the Côte d’Azur. The inland was chiefly known as the center of France’s fragrance ...
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Provence Wine Tasting
Written by Viator, August 2010
As well as lavender, the soil of Provence is of course the source of some outstanding wines. Grape cultivation was big business around here even before the Roman Empire came along, and today ...
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Avignon Blues Festival
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, September 2012
It might not have the biggest festival program but what the Avignon Blues Festival does have is quality – five great blues acts playing over two weekends from September 28 to October 6, 2012. ...
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Avignon – City of the Popes
Written by Jodi R, Germany, August 2011
Avignon is famous as the City of the Popes and for the children’s song which describes folk dancing on the Saint Bénézet Bridge, “Sur le pont d’Avignon” (“On the bridge of Avignon”) over ...
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Provence Le Grand Tour
Written by Brendan M, April 2013
THIS TOUR IS FABULOUS...Julien is wonderful - gentle, knowledgeable and warm - we are so grateful to him for his hospitality - this was far more than a process for him, he was so generous. TAKE THIS ...
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