Best places: Things to dos in Avignon, France

Papal palace, once rival to the Vatican, with 25 open rooms, frescoes & cultural events.

Leafy public gardens atop a hill, featuring a pond, a cafe & views of the river & countryside.

👍👍 One of the best restaurants I have visited in 2023. The atmosphere is unique. The Food is the real highlight, both in taste and appearance. Incredible

Small Provençal Gothic cathedral dating to 1358, featuring carved walnut doors & interior artworks.

Esprit Calvet's collection, with Egyptian, Greek & Roman artifacts, archeology & European paintings.

Fortress-like stone walls built around the city in the 14th century, with views of the Rhone River.

Storied indoor market with a vertical garden, cafes & stalls selling local produce, meats & cheeses.

Upscale seasonal dining in a stylish, mellow locale with art exhibitions, or on a leafy terrace.

Small museum in a 17th-century church exhibiting Greek, Roman & Etruscan sculptures, vases & glass.

😠 Absolutely useless and misguiding. Waste of time. They can google some info for you. They open the office after the morning tours have left, so you can only book some sightseeing tour for the following days. You can buy tacky souvenirs, if that is your thing.

In 2000 Yves Lambert opened this museum to share his private art collection with the public.

😠 Warning! We parked there during lunchtime. On return, a window of our (small Peugeot rental car) was smashed and the vehicle was opened by thieves. Other cars had broken windows too. The attendant in the visitor center was not too surprised - seems to happen all the time

Ruins of famous medieval bridge, with 4 arches spanning the Rhone & a small chapel to St Nicholas.

👍👍 Magnificent church, very beautiful places of meditation.

Centuries-old, Gothic-style mansion, now a museum of Provencal history, with a big bell collection.

Old-school natural history museum with 3 floors of zoological & botanical specimens & fossils.

👍👍 Park here for an easy bus to Avignon. Bus is free and parking is free. The main entrance had a 2m height barrier but there was a side entrance that allowed me to get my camper in

This 7th-century Gothic Roman Catholic church features a bell tower & a baroque altar.

14th-century Gothic-style Catholic church with Renaissance art & a working bell tower.

Grand 1300s bishop's residence housing works by early Renaissance masters, including Botticelli.