Avignon:
At 2h40 from Paris by TGV, at the crossroads of Provence and Languedoc, close to the Mediterranean Sea, the Luberon, the Alpilles, Avignon is the right place to stay in Provence for getting away. City of Art, it was in the 14th century the Capital of Christianity and this past has left us an outstanding heritage : chapels, churches, City wall and of course the Popes' Palace and the St Benezet Bridge classified today by Unesco as World heritage for Humanity
Its Theatre Festival, created by Jean Vilar, is in the Summer the World wide meeting place of the living theatre. Because of its Past, its Heritage, and its intense cultural life all round the year, Avignon has being named in the year 2000 European City of Culture.
Avignon Capital of fine wines of Côtes du Rhône, invites you to discover its Provençal Gastronomy tasting one of its wines. Avignon lending us to the stroll and the discovery, come and share with us the Provençal way of life.