Avignon A World Heritage Site

By Jérôme Sabatier

Travel guide updated in February 2019.

Avignon is immediately associated with its bridge, known worldwide thanks to the now famous song. But Avignon is also, of course, bathed in history from its reign as capital of the papacy in the 14th century. This glorious period of its past provides visitors an exceptionally rich environment. Avignon also hosts an annual world-renown theater festival. Avignon is all of this, and much more. A bustling and lively city, Avignon is best enjoyed by walking in the heart of the city, absorbing its unique atmosphere and following in the footsteps of its history, religion and culture.

Here you’ll find all the information necessary to prepare your trip and your stay in Avignon in order to discover this exceptional site of indisputable universal value. You will find the following under the sections for the site : the reasons for its selection for the World Heritage list, the history of the site, many practical informations (Tourist Offices, suggested tours, museums, events, transports), and a selection of accommodation and restaurants. Informations, prices and opening hours shown are for 2019.

But most importantly, this "Avignon, A World Heritage Site" travel guide also offers a suggested itinerary for visiting each site and monument. You'll also find tips (transport, pricing, activities ... ), anecdotes and all the possibilities for family-friendly visits to encourage children and families in their discovery.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Jérôme Sabatier
• Release date: May 28, 2018
• ISBN: 9791096111589

Jérôme Sabatier

A word from the authorVisiting a Unesco World Heritage site is more than just simple tourism.It's a journey toward the discovery of cultures, history and nature.It's the opportunity to explore places that have contributed to the construction our history and our humanity, and that protect this heritage even today.It's the experience of being enriched by the collective universal memory that helps us understand the world around us.The sites on the World Heritage of Humanity list all have one thing in common: their universal nature. They teach us that the world – since antiquity – has been fashioned by often commercial crossroads encouraging cultural, scientific and religious fusions. They teach us that openness to others and exchange are indeed sources of prosperity for all societies.To travel to the heart of these World Heritage sites is to choose to embark on an ethnological, anthropological, sociological, historical, architectural, cultural or religious voyage ... or all this at once! In short, it represents a tourism based on tolerance among civilizations and on respect for future generations.Let's protect our fragile universal heritage. And let's pass it on to our children.

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Table of Contents

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Discover the Historic Center of Avignon, classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO

AVIGNON - HISTORIC CENTER

Maps

World Heritage

History

Tourist Office

Museum

Events

Transport

Sleeping / Eating

Palais des Papes

Place du Palais des Papes

Hôtel des Monnaies

Cathédrale Notre Dame des Doms

Petit Palais

Jardin des Doms

The Ramparts

Pont d'Avignon

The 10 criteria used by UNESCO for World Heritage classification

This Travel Guide

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Discover the Historic Center of Avignon, classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Find all the information necessary to prepare and enjoy your stay. 

Enjoy reading and especially, … bon voyage !

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Here you’ll find all the information necessary to prepare your trip and your stay in Avignon in order to discover this exceptional site of indisputable universal value. You will find the following under the sections for the site : the reasons for its selection for the World Heritage list, the history of the site, information on Tourist Offices and suggested tours, general information about museums in the area, an events calendar, practical information on transport (getting there and getting around at the site), and a selection of accommodation and restaurants. Informations, prices and opening hours shown are for 2019.

But most importantly, this Avignon, A World Heritage Site travel guide also offers a suggested itinerary for visiting each site and monument. You'll also find tips (transport, pricing, activities ... ), anecdotes and all the possibilities for family-friendly visits to encourage children and families in their discovery.

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AVIGNON - HISTORIC CENTER

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Avignon is immediately associated with its bridge, known worldwide thanks to the now famous song. But Avignon is also, of course, bathed in history from its reign as capital of the papacy in the 14th century. This glorious period of its past provides visitors an exceptionally rich environment. Avignon also hosts an annual world-renown theater festival. Avignon is all of this, and much more. A bustling and