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Vaucluse : 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.