Surrounded by beautiful crenellated walls stretching more than 4 km, Avignon is one of the largest and most beautiful cities in Provence. The former once papal residence of the city is rich in numerous treasures, but none of them can compare with the Papal Palace, the largest Gothic palace in Europe, listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List.
Avignon, famous for its annual theater festival, is also a student campus , and an ideal starting point for exploring the entire region. In France and beyond, Avignon, first of all, is famous for its legendary Saint-Beneze bridge. For the whole of 2000, Avignon was chosen as the cultural capital of Europe
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The paragraph of history
Avignon (Avignon) - fortified and at the same time very picturesque town of Provence, famous for its "Avignon capture of the popes" (1309-1378 years). In ancient times, the city was the capital of the Gallic Cavari tribe, later a Roman colony. In the Middle Ages the area belonged to the Pontifical Court, which governed the lands through its vice-legate, and had a good income from the export of high-quality sand from local deposits to Italy, for the production of glass. In 1797, according to the peace treaty in Tolentino, the city passed to France
How to get to
Avignon Airport is located 8 km southeast of the city. Regular buses run from the airport to the city center (line No. 21.)
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By train
Avignon has two railway stations: Avignon-TGV, located in 4 km south-west of the city, and Avignon-Center (42 Boulevard Saint-Roche), where commuter trains arrive from Orange (5 EUR, 20 min.), Arles (6 EUR, 20 min.) And NIMA (7.7 EUR) , 30 min.). Regular buses run from Avignon-TGV station to Avignon-Centro station (1.2 euros).
It should be remembered that some TGV trains from Paris arrive at Avignon-Center station, whereas trains TGV from Marseille (20.9 EUR, 30 min.) and Nice (47.8 EUR, 3 hours 15 min.) arrive only at Avignon-TGV.
On Saturdays from early July to early September, Eurostar carries out a message to London (6 hours) and Ashford (5 hours) )
By bus
In Avignon, buses run from Aix-en-Provence (13.9 EUR, 1 hour), Arles (7.1 EUR, 1 hour 30 min.), Carpentras (4.2 EUR, 45 min. ), Marseille (20 EUR, 35 min.), Nîmes (7.6 EUR, 1 h. 15 min.) And Orange (5.6 EUR, 4 0 min.). The bus station is located at the Boulevard Saint-Roche on the ground floor of the train station. The information desk of the bus station is open from 10:15 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Friday. Tickets are sold on buses.
Attractions, excursions and attractions of Avignon
Papal Palace
Main architectural the dominant of the city - impressive with its grandeur and scale the Palais des Papes (Palais des Papes) on the rocky slopes of the northern extremity of the city. Pope Benedict XII (1334-1342) began with the reconstruction of the old episcopal palace, and by the time of completion of the construction in 1364 the fortification complex consisted of the Old Palace - a massive building with powerful walls and towers and a monastery (architect Pierre Poisson Mirepo), and the New Palace with chapels for papal worship.
Two towers were built under Innocent VI, Urban V completed the courtyard, known as the court of the Legion of Honor. The total area of the palace was 11 thousand square meters, and the interiors were richly decorated with frescoes, tapestries, sculptures, paintings and carved wooden panels. The palace is beautifully reconstructed and is open for visiting, as well as the large conference center and archive of Vaucluse Department
The Papal Palace in Avignon is the largest gothic palace in Europe - 15 thousand square meters. m of its living space are equivalent to the area of four Gothic cathedrals. For visitors in the palace, more than 20 rooms were opened, which were witnesses of important historical events. The most remarkable in the palace are the papal chambers and frescoes of the Italian artist Matteo Giovannetti
The Palace is open daily throughout the whole year, the entrance fee is 10.5 / 5 EUR for an adult / child. Those who wish receive audio guides that are included in the ticket price
Saint-Benez Bridge
Near the Papal Palace is the ruined Saint-Beneze Bridge, built between 1171 and 1185 . and linking Avignon Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, on the left bank . The initial length of the bridge was about 900 m, but as a result of the floods the bridge was repeatedly destroyed and also rebuilt several times . Due to the replacement of the destroyed spans with wooden structures, the movement over the bridge over time art. it became more dangerous . As a result of a severe flood, 1668 g . the bridge was decommissioned and abandoned, and no further attempts were made to restore it . Since then, the remaining span of the bridge has been consistently destroyed, and to this day in their pristine Only 4 out of 22 spans have arrived .
Avignon's Cathedral
Other noteworthy attractions of Avignon are the cathedral Notre-Dame des Doms on the Rock de Dom (Roc -des-Doms) of the 12th century, the most prominent element of which is the gilded art Atuya of the Virgin Mary, crowning the western tower. The interior of the cathedral is notable for its masterpiece of 14th-century Gothic carvings. - the mausoleum of Pope John XXII.
In addition, the majestic Gothic cathedral which is a papal marble throne in the Byzantine style, numerous frescoes, paintings, Pope Benedict XII mausoleums and the tomb of Krillon, the famous military leader Henry IV.
Museums of Avignon
Well, while the regulars of the museums in Avignon are the most dear to the Calvet Foundation, with the support of the state, the head of the museum and the library of the collector Espri Calvet. Here you will find archaeological finds, sculptures and architectural antiquities of the Middle Ages and modern times, picture and portrait galleries, a collection of coins, a cabinet of rarities and a library of 85,000 volumes and 2,500 rare manuscripts.
Admire lovers of cultural pastime and the Petit Palais Museum with the exclusive collection of the Avignon School of Renaissance painting, which received its name from the Small Palace (Petit Palais translated from French means "Small Palace") . The palace played the role of the citadel during the Great Schism in the period from 1396 to 1411 gg ., at the end of which - almost completely destroyed . In the second half of the 15th in . the palace was restored, and by 1503 g . he had acquired his modern View . Later, southern and western facades were added, and in 1487 g . - the tower that collapsed in 1767 .When Avignon becomes Archbishopric, the Petit Palais becomes the Archbishop's Palace .
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