Avignon - Wikipedia Founded in 1947, the Festival d'Avignon (Avignon Festival) comprises traditional theatrical events as well as other art forms such as dance, music, and cinema, making use of the town's historical monuments
15 Best Things to Do in Avignon (France) - The Crazy Tourist Lets explore the best things to do in Avignon: 1 Palais des Papes You can’t comprehend the scale of the 14th-century Papal Palace until you see it in real life Just to trying to convey the size, you could fit four gothic cathedrals in here and there are 24 rooms to visit on the tour
Avignon | France, Map, History, Facts | Britannica Avignon, city, capital of Vaucluse département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, southeastern France It lies at a point on the east bank of the Rhône River where the narrow valley opens into a broad delta plain, northwest of Nîmes It was the capital of the papacy from 1309 to 1377