La Velouterie

La Velouterie is an apartment building in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. La Velouterie is situated nearby to the theater building L’Archivolte, Chapelle du Miracle, as well as near Théâtre de l’Observance.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont Saint-Bénézet and Louis Vouland Museum.

Pont Saint-Bénézet

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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. Pont Saint-Bénézet is situated 1¼ km northeast of La Velouterie.

Louis Vouland Museum

Museum

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The Louis Vouland Museum is a 17th and 18th century decorative arts museum in Avignon, housed in a hôtel particulier designed by Villeneuve-Esclapon. Its collections include Parisian furniture, faience from Marseille and Moustiers, metalwork, tapestries and paintings. Louis Vouland Museum is situated 380 metres north of La Velouterie.

Calvet Museum

Museum

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The Calvet Museum is the main museum in Avignon. Since the 1980s the collection has been split between two buildings, with the fine arts housed in an 18th-century hôtel particulier and a separate Lapidary Museum in the former chapel of the city's Jesuit college on rue de la République. Calvet Museum is situated 500 metres northeast of La Velouterie.