Top 10 Avignon Sights
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1. Palais des Papes
The medieval papal palace dominates the town (see Palais des Papes).
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2. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms
The medieval popes’ cathedral has 17th-century alterations but a 13th-century altar.
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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).
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4. Musée Calvet
A particularly fine museum, with collections from ancient Greece to the 20th century.
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5. Rue des Teinturiers
The tiny street used to be home to dye-workers (hence the waterwheels). It now buzzes with arty cafés.
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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.
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7. Musée Angladon-Dubrujeaud
This private collection includes works by Cézanne, Manet, Picasso, and a Van Gogh painting.
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8. Musée du Petit Palais
One of Europe’s finest museums of medieval and Renaissance art, with exceptional early works by Botticelli.
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9. Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction
An impressive monastery with elegant gardens and a splendid chapel.
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10. Collection Lambert
Avignon’s premier showcase for contemporary art.
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