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Discover Avignon in France
Avignon in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with its 89,769 habitants is a town located in France - some 359 mi or ( 577 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Avignon is now 10:58 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vedene, Toulon, Tarascon, Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. When in this area, you might want to check out Vedene . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Avignon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Le palais des papes (Avignon - Vaucluse - France)
(F) fr.wikipedia.org (EN) Avignon became the residence of the Popes in 1309, when the Gascon Bertrand de Goth, as Pope Clement V, unwilling to face the violent chaos of Rome after his election (1305), ..
Festival avignon Off 2008
Une petite promenade dans les rue d'Avignon pour le festival 2008... et surtout les artistes du off. // created at animoto.com ..
Avignon city of the Popes pt 2
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Palais des Papes
The Palais des Papes (lo Palais dei Papas in Occitan) is a historical palace in Avignon, southern France, one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. One time fortress and palace, the papal residence was the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
Located at 43.95 4.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Avignon Cathedral
Avignon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in Avignon, above the Palais des Papes. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon. The cathedral is a Romanesque building, mainly of the 12th century, the most prominent feature of which is the gilded statue of the Virgin Mary which surmounts the western tower.
Located at 43.95 4.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Musée Requien
Musée Requien or Museum Requien is a natural history museum in Avignon, France. Some of Jean Henri Fabre's work is displayed here.
Located at 43.95 4.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Fondation Calvet
La Fondation Calvet is an art foundation in Avignon, France, named for Esprit Calvet, who left his collections and library to it in 1810. The foundation maintains a museum and a library, with state support. The original legacies of paintings, archaeological items, coins and medals, and medieval sculpture have been added to by many other legacies, and a significant deposit of works of art from the Louvre.
Located at 43.95 4.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon
The Musée du Petit Palais is a museum and art gallery in Avignon, southern France. It opened in 1976 and has an exceptional collection of Renaissance paintings of the Avignon school as well as from Italy, which reunites many "primitives" from the collection of Giampietro Campana. It is housed in a 14th century building at the north side of the square overlooked by the Palais des Papes.
Located at 43.95 4.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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