Sur le pont i' avignon.
I've had three stays in Avignon south France. First stay was for an overnight stay on
my way with a friend to Barcelona Spain,in 2003. Second was for a four night stop on my
own. in 2012. Last visit was in 2013, for an overnight stay on my way home via Paris. My 4 night stay was at the Etap hotel now called Ibis Budget, opposite the city wall, in Bouleyard St-Dominique. The first visit was by train at Gare D.Avignon in the
city centre. The next two visits by train arrived at the TGV station a short bus ride
away. The shuttle bus from TGV station arrives at the bus station just inside the city wall about 50m from Gare Centre. It is a pleasant walk, down Cours J.Jaures and Rue De La Republique to Place De La Horloge in the centre. Avignon is a medieval walled city, and compact so easy to walk round.-- I remember the nursery rhyme" Sur Le Pont l;Avignon L'on y danse, L'on y danse " { Or something like that }
"On the bridge of Avignon." So it was great to walk, not dance,on the Pont St-Benezet. on the river Rhone. The bridge completed in 1185 was 900m long with 22 arches.. All but 4 arches washed away around 1660 in floods. In a large square called Place du Palais is the Cathedral and Popes Palace.,very near to the Pont St-Benezet. ---I took a bus over Pont EDouvard to Villeneuve - Avignon on the other bank of the river Rhone. -------The first two photos are 2003,, the rest are from 2012.
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AVIGNON, FRANCE.-----Cathedral in November 2003.
AVIGNON FRANCE.---- On the Bridge of St,-Benezet in November 2003. first visit.
AVIGNON FRANCE --- Atap hotel, now called Ibis Budget.
AVIGNON FRANCE. I stayed here at Atap hotel [ now called Ibis Budget
. opposite the city wall, on Boulevard St Dominque.]
AVIGNON FRANCE. Gateway in Wall near hotel.
AVIGNON FRANCE, City Wall in Rue St Dominique.near hotel.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Wall is 8m high and 4-3 km long. From 14th century France,
AVIGNON FRANCE. Recycling of old tower.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Gare D Avignon Centre. Rail station in centre near city wall and main street,. TGV station is a short bus ride away.
AVIGNON FRANCE.---- St Didier church.
AVIGNON FRANCE.--- St. Didier church.
AVIGNON FRANCE, Basilica of St. Pierre.
AVIGNON FRANCE.----Baroque church.
AVIGNON FRANCE Farmers parade.
AVIGNON FRANCE.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Farmers Parade in main street.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Farmers parade., in Rue de la Republique the main street.
AVIGNON FRANCE -- Farmers parade.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Rue De La Republique. the main street of Avignon.
AVIGNON FRANCE.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Palace Square.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Palace Square.
AVIGNON FRANCE.-----Palais Des Papes, erected by Pope Clement V in 1309 AD. Seat of power of Popes for seventy years, after they left the Vatican Rome.
AVIGNON FRANCE. ---Palais des Papes .- Palace of Popes. Entrance.
AVIGNON FRANCE. -- Cathedral with gold statue of the Virgin Mary on top of tower. -- Papal Palace to right.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Cathedral, R.C. Church and Seat of a Bishop.
AVIGNON FRANCE, -- Musee Du Petit Palais.-- Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1976. It is near the Popes Palace Square.
AVIGNON FRANCE, Cathedral. Notre-Dame Des Dom Avignon. from 1425 AD.
AVIGNON FRANCE.. Cathedral.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Inside cathedral
AVIGNON FRANCE ---Rocher Des Doms gardens next to cathedral.
AVIGNON FRANCE.--- River Rhone
AVIGNON FRANCE.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Information at Vineyard.
AVIGNON FRANCE. Vineyards Chateauneuf du Pape.
AVIGNON FRANCE.. Part of vineyard of the Popes.with Pont St-Benezet.
AVIGNON FRANCE. --- Pont ST-Benezet on the river Rhone.
AVIGNON FRANCE. St Benezet bridge. with chapel on bridge.
AVIGNON FRANCE. -- St Benezet bridge over the river Rhone, Chapel of St. Nicolas on bridge between 2nd and 3rd arch.
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AVIGNON FRANCE. Colourful parade.
AVIGNON FRANCE, Parade in main street.
AVIGNON FRANCE,. -- For the party afterwards. ?
AVIGNON, FRANCE. Somebody has to be last. !
AVIGNON, FRANCE. City Hall.
AVIGNON FRANCE --- City Hall.
AVIGNON FRANCE.. I had a nice sandwich and coffee here.
AVIGNON FRANCE --Plenty of Eating and Drinking places.-- Nice meal here.
Avignon is in Vaucluse Southern France. There is a local airport 8km away.