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Avignon Cathedral
Cathedral
12th-century cathedral, crowned by a gilded statue of Virgin Mary, with tombs of the Avignon popes.
4.50 (631 reviews)
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Basilique Saint-Pierre
Basilica
Small Provençal Gothic cathedral dating to 1358, featuring carved walnut doors & interior artworks.
4.50 (350 reviews)
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Église Saint Didier
Catholic church
14th-century Gothic-style Catholic church with Renaissance art & a working bell tower.
4.30 (280 reviews)
4
Church of Saint-Agricol
Catholic church
This 7th-century Gothic Roman Catholic church features a bell tower & a baroque altar.
4.40 (199 reviews)
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Église Saint-Symphorien des Carmes d'Avignon
Catholic church
👍👍 Mass 8:30 a.m. every day during the week (be careful in winter, mass is celebrated at the old chapel of the Sisters of the Lamb)
Mass at 11 a.m. every Sunday
One step at each entrance (3 entrances)
Possibility of funeral,
Wedding celebration, baptism, communion, confirmation
Mass sometimes led by...
4.40 (83 reviews)
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Synagogue d'Avignon
Synagogue
👍👍 Wonderful, historic, still-active synagogue with a unique domed ceiling. I believe it is the oldest or second oldest still active synagogue in France, Carpentras being the other.
4.40 (70 reviews)
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Chapel of the Black Penitents
Chapel
👍👍 The brotherhoods of Penitents, an association of lay people united for a charitable purpose, experienced significant growth in the South and particularly in Avignon which numbered up to seven. That of the Gray Penitents, founded in 1226 by King Louis VIII, is still active. The Black Penitents of Mer...
4.50 (68 reviews)
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Church of the Célestins of Avignon
Church
👍👍 The Célestins Church is a disused conventual church, located in Avignon on Place des Corps-Saints. It was built from 1305 on the initiative of Antipope Clement VII and King Charles VI of France near the tomb of Peter of Luxembourg. Many relics and the remains of illustrious people were subsequently...
4.60 (68 reviews)