1. Avignon Overview Hotels
Avignon Avignon is known as the city of the popes and
a major artistic center of France. The best
time to visit Avignon is during July though,
The hotels in Avignon have been grouped into
four different pricing categories:
City Guide when the Avignon Theatre Festival gets into
full swing. Avignon is located in Southern
Category 4
Category 3
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Over €180
From €140 to €180
France, at the river Rhone. Avignon has a Category 2 – From €100 to €130
temperate climate. Category 1 – Up to €100
Statistics:
Location: Department of the Vaucluse, Restaurants
Provence region, southern France
International Dialing code: 33
Time zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last The restaurants in Avignon have been grouped
Sunday in March to last Sunday in October) into four different pricing categories:
Average temperatures (January): 6°C (43°F)
Average temperatures (July): 25°C (77°F) Category 4 – Over €100
Official Language: French Category 3 – From €70 to €100
Category 2 – From €40 to €70
Category 1 – Up to €40
Currency:
The Euro (EUR) is the official currency in
Avignon, France. Currency can be exchanged
at banks, bureaux de change and some large
hotels. Major credit cards are widely
accepted.
1.00 GBP = 1.13 EUR
1.00 USD = 0.69 EUR
Note: These currency exchange rates are not
updated daily and should be used as a
guideline only.
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2. Attractions Weather
• Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) NIGHTLIFE
The lively nightspots are situated around
place de l'Horloge, place du Palais, trendy rue
Carnot and place des Corps-Saints and all
become frenetic during the Avignon Festival.
Licensing hours are not strict in France and
bars stay open quite late, some past
midnight, while some clubs are open well into
the small hours. Dress codes and admission
requirements to clubs are not an issue in
Avignon, where smart-casual rules the day.
• Musée du Petit Palais (Little Palace Museum)
SHOPPING
Avignon is an ideal town for buying presents.
The main shopping street is rue de la
République, which is home to Monoprix
department store, FNAC and others. Chic
boutiques line rue Joseph-Vernet, which runs
east off rue de la République, opposite the
main tourist office. Rue St Agricol is lined
with various little boutiques, including
• Pont St Bénezet (St Bénezet Bridge) designer outlets Christian Lacroix Boutique at
number 10 and Donna at number 35. The
pedestrianised area (rue des Fourbisseurs, rue
des Marchands, rue du Vieux Sextier and rue
de la Bonneterie) allows for a leisurely,
traffic-free shopping experience.
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