Pont Saint-Bénézet

The Pont Saint-Bénézet, also known as the Pont d'Avignon, was a medieval bridge across the in the town of , in southern . Only four arches survive.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bridge in Avignon, France
  • Also known as: Avignon Bridge”, “Pont Saint-Benezet”, and “pont Saint-Bénézet
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Bénézet chapel and Musée du Petit Palais.

Church
Photo: Édouard Baldus, Public domain.
is a church.

Museum
The is a museum and art gallery in , southern France. It opened in 1976 and has an exceptional collection of "primitives" and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, which reunites those of the collection of Giampietro Campana deposed by the Musée du Louvre as well as paintings of the Avignon school deposed by the Musée Calvet. is situated 160 metres southeast of Pont Saint-Bénézet.

Church
is a Roman Catholic church located next to the in , . The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon. is situated 330 metres southeast of Pont Saint-Bénézet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ile Piot and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.

Locality
is a locality.

Town
Photo: Luu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southern . It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

Town
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region in Southeastern . is a suburb of the city of ; it lies adjacent to its northeastern side. is situated 4½ km east of Pont Saint-Bénézet.

Pont Saint-Bénézet

Latitude
43.95374° or 43° 57′ 14″ north
Longitude
4.80497° or 4° 48′ 18″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
8FM6XR33+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1480626122
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
12128401
Wiki­data ID
Q284444
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