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Destination guide
Avignon
France
Avignon is the capital of the French department of Vaucluse in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and is on the banks of the Rhône river. Avignon was one of the European Cities of Culture in 2000 and its historical centre has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 2 days ago
At a glance
- Best time to go
- March–May and September–November
- Vetted picks
- 21 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 7 vetted creator sources
AI insights
Computed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and YouTube view counts on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "UNE JOURNÉE À AVIGNON (entre INCONTOURNABLES et balade dans la ville) 🚶♀️🌞" by Alexandre - letempsd1weekend (15K views) — a solid first watch.
Alexandre - letempsd1weekend and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur are creators from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: getting around — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
9 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 21 picks are sourced
2 of 21 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet and Before You Go — and each card names its own. The remaining 19 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 7 creator videos, 2 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 19 of the 21 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
UNE JOURNÉE À AVIGNON (entre INCONTOURNABLES et balade dans la ville) 🚶♀️🌞
Alexandre - letempsd1weekend · 15K viewsLocalfr
Week-end à Avignon - Échappées belles
Echappées belles · 137K viewsfr
AVIGNON, visite de la cité des Papes
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur · 13K viewsLocalfr
Avignon France Travel Guide: 10 BEST Things To Do In Avignon
Before You Go · 71K views
Avignon France - Top 10 - Travel Guide
Barnyz · 41K views
Avignon, visite express
Reporteurs · 20K viewsfr
TOP 15 Things To Do In Avignon 🇫🇷 Travel Guide
Alice & Lucas Travel · 13K views
Best time to go
Best window: March–May and September–November
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
Getting around
The old city centre is not very big and can be easily explored on foot. An automatic bike sharing scheme called Vélopop' allows you to ride along. Smartcard needed.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Palais des Papes
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet and 1 other
The largest Gothic palace in Europe, seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1377.
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Pont Saint-Bénézet
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
The half-collapsed medieval bridge made famous by the folk song 'Sur le Pont d'Avignon'.
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Papal Palace
Single sourcePlace du palais des papes
This is the palace where the Popes of Avignon ruled.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Musée du Petit Palais Avignon
Single sourcePalais des archevêques, Pl. du Palais· Free
Housed in the Archbishops' Palace adjacent to the Palace of the Popes, it has a rich collection on loan from the Paris Louvre Museum of major works by Italian and French Medieval and early-Renaissance…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Collection Lambert
Single source300 metres north of Gare d'Avignon Centre· Cheap
Contemporary art museum developed from the collection of Yvon Lambert.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Palais du Roure
Single source3 Rue Collège du Roure· Free
A former mansion converted into a museum. Hosts temporary exhibitions in addition to the permanent exhibition. This small museum has a collection of old church bells in the courtyard. No elevator, only stairs.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Pont Saint-Bénezet
Single sourceIt is a ruined bridge not far from the Palais des Papes.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Calvet Museum
Single sourceHôtel Villeneuve-Martignan, 65 rue Joseph Vernet· Free
Fine arts museum with works from 15th to 20th centuries housed in an 18th-century mansion.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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What to do
Theatre Festival
Single sourceAvignon is famous the world over for its annual theatre festival. For three or four weeks in July the city is virtually swollen with street performers, actors, musicians, and of course the ubiquitous tourists.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Avignon Fair
Single sourceChemin des Félons
A modern-style fair. The wine competition of the Rhone Valley, organised upstream since 1980, gives its official results at this fair.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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The International Congress Center
Single sourceWas created in 1976 within the outstanding premises of the Palace of the Popes and hosts many events throughout the entire year.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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What to eat
Le Vin Devant Soi wine shop
Single sourcejust off of Rue de la République, south of the Place de l'Horlorge
This wine shop has a permanent tasting machine set up with 32 wines.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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L'Epicerie
Single sourcetucked in a nice little square just south of the Palais des Papes
Try the Assiette Epicière for a plate full of provençal specialities such as tapenade, ratatouille, with a salad and some ham.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Fou de Fafa
Single source17 Rue Des Trois Faucons
Quality French food with an international twist.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Restaurant Sevin
Single sourcejust south of the Palais des Papes
A well-known Provençale chef. An excellent vegetarian menu is available.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hiély Lucullus
Single source5 Rue de la République
Haute French restaurant with Peruvian influences.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to stay
Auberge-Camping Bagatelle
Single sourceÎle de la Barthelasse· Moderate
This hotel, hostel and camp site is on Ile de la Bathelasse in the centre of the Rhone.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Altera Roma Hotel
Single sourcejust behind the central station, which faces the main avenue of downtown and the bus station· Cheap
Family-run hotel overlooking a flowered garden, within a private carpark. Internet wi-fi available in the whole building. Renovated rooms with the typical Provencal style. 7 languages spoken. Private taxi service.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hotel Boquier Avignon
Single sourcein old city, near the tourism office· Expensive
A charming hotel in an 18th-century house.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hotel d'Angleterre
Single source10 minutes walk from bus and train station· Pricey
some rooms with bathroom. Small hotel located within the city walls. Has a small private car park. Its use is free of charge if you can find a place for your car.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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'La Mirande Hotel
Single source4 place de la Mirande· Expensive
5-star hotel housed in a 700-year-old converted townhouse.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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