The City of the Popes on the left bank of the Rhône: a walled old town around the Palais des Papes, with the Pont d'Avignon, small museums and a covered market, and across the river the fort, the charterhouse and the tower of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.
A first look at Avignon
Angladon Museum
A mansion museum of 18th to 20th century art from the collection of the couturier Jacques Doucet; reviews mention Van Gogh and Picasso.
Avignon Cathedral
The 12th-century cathedral next to the Palais des Papes, with the tombs of the Avignon popes.
Chartreuse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
A medieval Carthusian monastery across the Rhône, now a centre for stage writing, with cloisters, gardens and a café.
Fort Saint-André
A 14th-century hilltop fortress above Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, with gardens, ramparts and a view across to the Palais des Papes.
Lambert Collection
Contemporary art in the hôtel de Caumont: the collection of the Paris gallery owner Yvon Lambert, with a bookshop-café.
Lapidary Museum
Ancient Greek, Roman and Celtic sculpture in a Baroque Jesuit chapel, including the Tarasque of Noves. Free.
Bibendum
A brasserie with a cocktail and tapas bar and a cheese and wine bar under one roof on Rue Joseph Vernet, open daily.
Fou de Fafa
A dinner-only restaurant open Thursday to Monday, with a terrace in front and a menu in French and English.
Hiély-Lucullus
A first-floor restaurant of Peruvian and Provençal cooking, "Pérouvence", with a 125-euro menu served at set seating times.
La Fourchette
Meat and seafood dishes such as scallops, duck and pork on Rue Racine; weekday lunch and dinner.
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