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Pont d'Avignon
The famous broken medieval bridge of the children's song, ending in mid-river after four arches.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Boulevard de la Ligne, 84000 AvignonDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk from the Palace of the Popes.
Why Go
The Pont Saint-Bénézet once crossed the Rhône on 22 arches; floods carried most of them away, and only four remain, with a small chapel on one pier. Walk out to the end for the view of the city walls and the palace.
Nearby in Provence
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