Avignon - Highlights
Medieval ramparts wrap around the city highlights - from the Palais to the Pont.
The austere, crenellated walls of the Palais des Papes (papal palace) enclose a rich interior, enlivened with Italian frescoes. Dance your way down the Pont Saint Bénézet (Avignon Bridge). Climb from the palace to the hilltop garden of the Rocher des Doms. Explore the winding streets of the old town, evocatively named after medieval trades. Nip into museums set in grand townhouses - from the Musée Calvet's fine art and archaeology collection to contemporary art in the 18th-century Hôtel de Caumont.
Find out more with a guided tour, departing from Avignon Tourist Office at 10am on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Or take a self-guided tour with "Allo-Visit" downloaded to your mobile phone in English. The Avignon Passion museum pass, available at the tourist office, is free, valid for 15 days, covers five people and, after one full-price entrance, gets you concessions for all kinds of museums, monuments, walking tours and boat cruises.
