Hotels & Accommodation in Avignon

Beneath the imposing Palais des Papes, where medieval pontiffs once ruled, cobblestone streets wind through a UNESCO-protected wonderland. Sip rosé at a café on Place de l'Horloge while street performers entertain beneath ancient plane trees. The famous half-bridge, Pont d'Avignon, stretches mysteriously into the Rhône, stopping mid-river as if time itself intervened. Duck into Musée du Petit Palais for remarkable Italian primitive paintings or time a visit during the Festival d'Avignon when the entire city transforms into a stage. The remarkably intact medieval walls encircle treasures like Avignon Cathedral and Musée Angladon. For the best photos, climb Rocher des Doms garden at sunset when the papal palace glows golden against the Provençal sky.