Explore · Margo Lestz · Villages Towns and Cities Singing About the Avignon Bridge December 2, 2016Contributor blog post by Margo Lestz: Sur le Pont d’Avignon The Avignon bridge is known around the world today because of the famous children’s song, Sur le Pont d’Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon). In medieval times, it was also a well-known bridge, but not because of this song – and it wasn’t known for …Continue Reading
Explore · Renata Haidle · Villages Towns and Cities Why I’m Heading Back to Avignon, France February 23, 2022Back To France 22 months. 22 months of uncertainty and worry, of hopes that were dashed, of plans that didn’t come true. 22 months of maybes and if onlys. 22 months of a feeling I ended up calling traveller’s despair. The gnawing fear that France, like the rest of the world, would change, that things …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities The Reasons Why Visitors Choose Avignon, France, and Some Stay Longer May 11, 2026Maureen Steinberg grew up amid the sun-soaked energy of Southern California, spending years in the lively sprawl of Los Angeles. In 2020, she set out for something entirely new, trading LA’s endless buzz for Avignon’s gentle rhythms, a picturesque gem in France. That leap from the West Coast’s largest city to Avignon’s charm must have …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities A visit to Avignon and the Jardin des Doms during the Festival of Avignon October 10, 2017When we go to Avignon, we try to park at the Hotel Mercure garage because the stairs exit close to the Popes’ Palace. Right next to the stairway, is the Hôtel des Monnaies (mint), the earliest private Baroque monument in Avignon. It sits opposite the main entrance to the Popes’ Palace. It was built in 1619 …Continue Reading
