Avignon is not only a natural city, but also an art city. Every year, the Avignon Festival, a drama festival with a long history in France and great influence in Europe, is held here. The drama festival usually lasts for three weeks, and artists from all over the world perform operas and stage plays in this ancient European city to showcase their artistic talents. In those sunny days, drama was able to get rid of the boring form of "dancing in shackles", infiltrated the streets and alleys of Avignon, and flew into the homes of ordinary people. At this time, every blade of grass and every tree in Avignon is a stage. 
The Avignon Festival was founded by French drama director Jean Villars in 1947. At that time, France, which had just emerged from the shadow of World War II, was working hard to rebuild. The purpose of the drama festival was to promote the recovery and development of French culture and art, and to let the elegant drama art go out of the hall and into the people. Nowadays, Avignon every summer has become a big stage for the concentrated display of modern European drama. The Avignon Theatre Festival has long been committed to the idea of ​​allowing ordinary people to improve their artistic accomplishment and cultural taste through the influence of the theatre festival.

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In July, the entire old town of Avignon is transformed into a theatre stage, welcoming tens of thousands of theatre fans. The streets are filled with music performances and role-playing, theatre posters are posted on the walls, and long queues form in front of the theatre in the evening.

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Palais des Papes is a very significant historical sight. Must visit for everyone coming to Avignon. . . The building looks remarkable from outside. Inside it gives you an opportunity to explore some halls where previous inhabitants lived with a description of what did they do. On the top of the building you can find a spectacular view on the city of Avignon. Try to enjoy it. You can see the fortress across the river which belongs to Vilnev des Avignon.Overall it is a great experience

Avignon Cathedral

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nice Roman vibe and unique design compared to the other cathedrals around

The Bridge of Avignon

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The Pont Saint-Benezet, also known as the Avignon Bridge, is a famous medieval bridge located in the southern French city of Avignon. The French folk song &quot;On the Bridge of Avignon&quot; was inspired by this 22-hole stone bridge built in the 12th century, which made the bridge world-famous.
The original length of the bridge was about 900 meters, but it collapsed due to frequent floods and had to be rebuilt many times. After the severe flood in 1668, most of the bridge was washed away and finally no longer used. It has since been abandoned and no one has tried to repair it. The surviving arches have also collapsed or been demolished one after another, and only four of the original 22 arches remain today. Standing on the broken bridge in the Rhone River and looking around, you can better appreciate the vicissitudes of the ancient city, and the broken bridge has become a scenic spot in Avignon.
According to legend, the architectural design of the bridge was inspired by the local shepherd Saint-Benezet, who was ordered by an angel to build a bridge across the river. At first he was ridiculed, but his miraculous removal of the huge stone proved that he had divine help, and he won the support of the rich.
The bridge is also the place where the Rh&ocirc;ne boatmen worship their patron saint, St. Nicholas. They originally worshipped in the chapel of St. Nicholas on the bridge (where the remains of St. Benezet are also buried), but the increasingly serious disrepair of the bridge led the clergy to refuse to conduct ceremonies in the chapel of St. Nicholas, fearing that the bridge would collapse completely. In the 18th century, a new chapel was built on the land at the end of the bridge on the Avignon side.
The bridge is of great strategic significance. It is the only fixed bridge between Lyon and the Mediterranean, and the only bridge between the Papal Territory of Avignon and the French mainland under the control of the King of France. Therefore, both sides of the river are guarded. On the left bank controlled by the French royal family, the powerful Philip IV Tower and the Castle of Avignon were built. On the Avignon side, a large gatehouse was built in the 14th century (and significantly modified in the 15th century), through which one enters the city, through the city walls and a ramp.

Walls of Avignon

Avignon was once the residence of the Pope in the 14th century. Surrounding Avignon is a 5-kilometer-long wall. In 1995, the name of the historic city of Avignon was listed as a World Heritage Site.

Time:	Jul 5–Jul 26, 2025 (UTC+1) ENDED
Location:	Cloître Saint-Louis, 20 Rue du Portail Boquier, 84000 Avignon, France

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