Pont Saint-Bénezet
Pont Saint-Bénezet is a museum in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Pont Saint-Bénezet is situated nearby to Espace Ferruce - Pôle danse, as well as near the church Saint-Bénézet chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pont Saint-Bénézet and Musée du Petit Palais.
Pont Saint-Bénézet
Photo: Chimigi, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The Pont Saint-Bénézet, also known as the Pont d'Avignon, was a medieval bridge across the Rhône in the town of Avignon, in southern France. Only four arches survive.
Musée du Petit Palais
Museum
Photo: Herbert Frank, CC BY 2.0.
The Musée du Petit Palais is a museum and art gallery in Avignon, 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.
Avignon Cathedral
Church
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Avignon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located next to the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Avignon. Avignon Cathedral is situated 260 metres southeast of Pont Saint-Bénezet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ile Piot and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Town
Photo: Luu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
Le Pontet
Town
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.
Le Pontet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Le Pontet is a suburb of the city of Avignon; it lies adjacent to its northeastern side. Le Pontet is situated 4½ km east of Pont Saint-Bénezet.
Pont Saint-Bénezet
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Pont d’Avignon”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Avignon, Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.95298° or 43° 57′ 11″ northLongitude
4.80523° or 4° 48′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FM6XR34+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 13796912700OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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