Avignon Cathedral, Avignon

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon, better known as the Avignon Cathedral, is a 12thcentury Roman Catholic cathedral

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Avignon Cathedral, Avignon

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon, better known as the Avignon Cathedral, is a 12thcentury Roman Catholic cathedral.

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon, better known as the Avignon Cathedral, is a 12thcentury Roman Catholic cathedral. Built originally in Provencal Romanesque style, it was renovated in the 15thand 17thcentury. The salient feature of its façade is a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary atop the steeple. Highlights of the interiors include the 12thcentury marble throne of Popes, and the 14thcentury Gothic mausoleum of Pope John XXII. You can get great views of the Rhone Valley from here.

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About Avignon Cathedral

 Place du Palais, 84000 Avignon, France

 +33 4 90 82 12 21

 www.cathedrale-avignon.fr

Avignon Cathedral and Nearby Sights on Map

Place du Palais

Surrounding the Palais des Papes, the Place du Palais is a huge square extending from the Rocher des Doms to the 17thcentury Hotel des Monnaies, which was the Old Mint

Palais des Papes

Standing on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Rhone, the imposing Palais des Papes was the seat of the papacy in the 14th century, after Pope Clement V moved here to escape the violence in Rome due to conflicts between the Vatican and France

Rocher des Doms

Rocher des Doms is a rocky outcrop that rises 30 metres high on the banks of the Rhone, and is known to be the 'cradle' of Avignon where the earliest relics of Neolithic settlements have been unearthed

Musée du Petit Palais

The Musée du Petit Palais in Avignon has a notable collection of early Renaissance paintings from Avignon and Italy

Place de l'Horloge

The Place de l'Horloge or Clock Tower Square is the heart of Avignon, around which are the Opéra Grand Avignon, Mairie (City Hall) with the Gothic Clock Tower from which the square gets its name, Maison Jean Vilar, and an antique carousel

Opéra d'Avignon

The Opéra d'Avignon is a 19thcentury opera house that hosts various opera, dance, theatre and music performances

Avignon City Hall

The Avignon City Hall on the Place de l'Horlage is a 19th century building designed by Léon Feuchère and Joseph-Auguste Joffroy, built around the medieval Livrée d'Albane (Cardinal's palace)

Palais du Roure

The 15thcentury Palais du Roure was home to the Baroncelli family and then author Jeanne de Flandreysy

Pont Saint-Bénézet

The Pont Saint-Bénézet, better known as the Pont d'Avignon, is an iconic medieval bridge spanning the Rhône between Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Avignon

Musée Angladon

Housed in the 17th century Hotel Massilian designed by Jean Peru, the Angladon-Dubrujeaud Museum showcases a collection of works by 18th – 20th century artists