Avignon Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
commune in Vaucluse, France
About Avignon
Avignon is famous as the city to which the Popes fled when leaving the corruption ofRomein the 14th century.Le Palais des Papes(Palace of Popes) which was built then is the world's largestGothicbuilding. It was largely emptied over the centuries, and its vast stone rooms are filled with little more than old frescos, but it is still an imposing building. The Ramparts themselves were erected to keep the plague and invaders out during the turbulent Middle Ages, when Avignon belonged to the papacy and not the French crown. Its early history is much older than the popes, however. Avignon occupies a strategic location for several reasons - it is at the confluence of two once-mighty rivers: the Rhône, still one of the biggest rivers in France, and the now largely-dammed Durance. Both were importa
Top Attractions in Avignon
Explore the best things to see and do in Avignon:
- ★Avignon Fair
- ★Calvet Museum
- ★Collection Lambert
- ★Lapidary Museum
- ★Musée du Petit Palais Avignon
- ★Palais du Roure
- ★Papal Palace
- ★Pont Saint-Bénezet
Where to Eat in Avignon
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Avenio
- 🍴Cafe In Et Off
- 🍴Caf'Thiers
- 🍴Chez Bodus Le Garçon Boucher
- 🍴D'Ici et d'Ailleurs
- 🍴El Taquito
Where to Stay in Avignon
- 🏨Altera Roma Hotel
- 🏨Auberge-Camping Bagatelle
- 🏨Au Saint Roch
- 🏨Hotel Boquier Avignon
- 🏨Hotel d'Angleterre
- 🏨Hotel Danieli
Avignon Travel Guide Sections
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