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The Avignon Theatre Festival |
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The Festival d'Avignon is one of the oldest and most famous theatre festivals in the world. This year – 2009 – will be the 63rd edition of the Avignon Festival. Each summer in July, for three weeks’ running, the city of Avignon turns into one enormous stage putting on the very best in contemporary creation from Europe. Talented actors, renowned directors, outstanding performances await audiences from all horizons, origins and generations. Many different venues, including the legendary Honour Courtyard at the Palace of the Popes.
Over 600 performances take place throughout the entire city of Avignon – between the Festival In and the Festival Off. Street theatre, impromptu and improvisation at the sidewalk cafés, advance previews of the plays to come performed by the troupes as they parade through the streets.
A wide range of choice, something for every taste – Enjoy !
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 The “Palais secret is a special visit offered every Saturday at 12:30 and every Sunday at 10:30 am from September to May. See the Palace of the Popes like you’ve never seen it before. A very off-the-beaten path visit of the Papal residence which takes you through the private apartments, baths, wardrobe towers, chapels and gardens. Hidden stairways and secret corridors take you from the cellars to the rooftop terraces !.
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A legendary bridge, a major aspect of the history of Avignon and the Rhône River.
The Avignon Bridge, also known as the “Pont Saint Bénezet”, was started in the 12th century. It was damaged and rebuilt many times over the course of its history, the victim of battles and floodwaters. During the 17th century, renovation work on the bridge was no longer undertaken.
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Avignon traces its origins back to the big rock known as the “Rocher des Doms”, a natural stronghold above the Rhone valley. Avignon, which is thought to mean “city of the river” or “city of the strong wind” occupies a naturally strategic position.
Avignon was already a major city in the 12th century, due in particular to the presence of the bridge, the famous Pont d'Avignon, which spanned the Rhone, enabling travellers to go from one side to the other. With the arrival of the Popes in the 14th century, Avignon became a second Rome. A land of refuge,
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