le Festival d'Avignon
by MM212
Since the late 1940s, for three weeks in July, Avignon hosts le Festival d'Avignon, during which numerous theatrical plays, both large productions as well as low budget, are shown. The city's numerous theatres show the major plays, while many churches and local palace courtyards are turned into stages for smaller productions. Le Festival d'Avignon is the city's most important event which attracts visitors from all over France and beyond. The addition of the high speed TGV trains in recent years meant that a day trip from Paris, 2.5 hours away, was possible. The city fills with life during the festival, so it is a great time to visit. However, make sure to reserve in advance, for hotels are often fully booked.
Saint Andre fortress
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The fine view on the bridge and the river opens from the Rock which I have climbed up as soon as we were released on freedom after excursions. On another coast of Rhone there is the city of Vilnev-les-Avignon where there is the biggest monastery of France.
Two towers of fortress Saint Andre of XIV century are seen in the distance at the top of a hill.
Pont du Gard
by egonwegh
Impressive Roman architecture ...and yet this immense aquaduct (49 meters high and 275 meters long) was only a small part of a much larger construction that covered a distance of about 50 kilometers!
Palais des Papes
by ATLC
Well, what can I say. Grandeur at its best. Don't ask me about the history (my knowledge would come out of a brochure anyway). Nine popes lived there in the 14th century in an era where there sometimes were 2 of the. How cosy!
Photo: a postcard (no photoflash allowed in some rooms) of the papal bedroom. Must've been nice and warm...
The Waterworks
by rexvaughan
The Pont du Gard is a beautiful and amazing structure. It is a 2000 year old Roman aqueduct that until very recently supplied over 40 million gallons of water daily to the city of Nimes. I am in awe of the expetise of Roman engineers when I see the things they built that are still standing and for all practical purposes still functional. This huge stone structure has no mortar - the stones are made to fit together in perfect fashion and using the arches the weight supports itself.
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Notre-Dame-des-Doms Cathedral (Avignon, France)
Notre Dame-des-Doms Cathedral (Avignon, France)
