Written by nrf on June 19, 2006
- At the western edge of Provence, 35km north-east of Arles, is Avignon, another sun-drenched French city. It is perhaps most famous for Le Palais des Papes. Constructed on the Rhone River in the 14th...
Written by moatway on October 28, 2003
- The area of Bouches du Rhone is not large, but it has more than its share of Roman artifacts and sites. There are a number in excellent condition, representative of various forms of Roman public...
Written by SadgeArrow on December 4, 2000
- OK. Maybe stalking the Japanese woman wasn't very nice. But she looked so out of place, dressed in her brightly colored kimono, bed-pillow bow and all. A little Geisha doll...
Written by Rocket on November 22, 2000
- This is not a city for everyone. Lawrence Durrell, in the novel Justine, described Avignon as a stinking armpit, Le Pont d'Avignon sticking out in the water like an amputated finger. Other literary...
Written by food&fun on November 4, 2000
- Avignon is a good home base for exploring parts of Provence. Just 2 km. from Avignon is Villeneuve les Avignon. There you will find Chartreuse du Val de Benediction, a 14th century cloister....
Written by food&fun on November 4, 2000
- Avignon is famous for the Palace of the Popes and the Broken Bridge (Pont St. Benezet). There is supposedly a well-known children's song about the bridge, but I have yet to hear it....
Written by Ivanhoe on March 8, 2002
- One tip: finding a parking spot in the city itself is almost impossible. Narrow streets make it even difficult to get through and during the day, parkings at the city walls are completely full....
Written by davidx on June 15, 2002
- I am sorry to say that I found Avignon railway station a pretty threatening place and in particular a woman travelling alone might want to be wary of using the left luggage facility.
I do not...
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