Palace · UNESCO
Palais des Papes
Avignon, France
Gothic palace and fortress of the 14th-century popes.
Bridge · France · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pont Saint-Bénézet
The famous Avignon bridge, which stops halfway across the Rhône.
UNESCO World Heritage Paid entry about 45 min
For storytellers
Why Pont Saint-Bénézet matters
The old bridge of Avignon, immortalised in a nursery rhyme, was washed away by floods and never fully rebuilt. Four arches still jut into the Rhône, with a small chapel on one pier. Visit with the palace on the same ticket, and walk out along the bridge for a river view.
Talking points
- A famous song is about this bridge.
- Only four arches survive.
- A chapel stands on one pier.
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