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Top 10 Avignon Sights

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  • 1. Palais des Papes

    The medieval papal palace dominates the town (see Palais des Papes).

  • 2. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms

    The medieval popes’ cathedral has 17th-century alterations but a 13th-century altar.

  • 3. Pont St-Bénézet

    The 13th-century bridge once had 22 arches across the Rhône. Flood damage has reduced it to just four arches which stop midstream (see Pont d’Avignon).

  • 4. Musée Calvet

    A particularly fine museum, with collections from ancient Greece to the 20th century.

  • 5. Rue des Teinturiers

    The tiny street used to be home to dye-workers (hence the waterwheels). It now buzzes with arty cafés.

  • 6. Place de l’Horloge

    Built on the old forum, the city’s nerve centre is fringed with restaurants, bars and the 19th-century town hall.

  • 7. Musée Angladon-Dubrujeaud

    This private collection includes works by Cézanne, Manet, Picasso, and a Van Gogh painting.

  • 8. Musée du Petit Palais

    One of Europe’s finest museums of medieval and Renaissance art, with exceptional early works by Botticelli.

  • 9. Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction

    An impressive monastery with elegant gardens and a splendid chapel.

  • 10. Collection Lambert

    Avignon’s premier showcase for contemporary art.

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