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Around the ramparts of Avignon
Avignon, Vaucluse, France
Avignon, Vaucluse, France

Around the ramparts of Avignon

Length3.1 mi
Elev. Gain55.8 ft
Est. Steps7000
Created by Blandine

Around the ramparts of Avignon Introduction

Around the ramparts of Avignon is a 3.1 mile (7,000-step) route located near Avignon, Vaucluse, France. This route has an elevation gain of about 55.8 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Around the ramparts of Avignon

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Avignon Cathedral

Place
Avignon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) 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.The cathedral is a Romanesque building, constructed primarily in the second half of the 12th century.

Avignon University

Place
Avignon University (French: Avignon Université) is a French university, based in Avignon. Located in the Academy of Aix and Marseille.It was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, and closed in 1792 during the French Revolution. the University was re-opened as L'Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse in 1984 following the 1963 establishment of an annex of Faculté des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille in Avignon.

Arrondissement of Avignon

Place
The arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 17 communes. Its population is 214,340 (2016), and its area is 369.7 km2 (142.7 sq mi).

Avignon-Centre station

Place
The gare d'Avignon-Centre (Avignon Central railway station) is a railway station serving the city of Avignon, in Vaucluse, France. It is situated on the Paris–Marseille railway.

Calvet Museum

Place
The Calvet Museum (musée Calvet) 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.

Louis Vouland Museum

Place
The Louis Vouland Museum (musée Louis Vouland) 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.

Hôtel d'Europe

Place
The Hôtel d'Europe is a five star hotel located in the old historical part of Avignon, in Provence, France. It has been a hotel since 1799 and is therefore considered to be one of the oldest hotels in France.

Pont Saint-Bénézet

Place
The Pont Saint-Bénézet (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃ sɛ̃ benezɛ]; Provençal: Pònt de Sant Beneset), also known as the Pont d'Avignon (IPA: [pɔ̃ daviɲɔ̃]), is a famous medieval bridge in the town of Avignon, in southern France.A wooden bridge spanning the Rhône between Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and Avignon was built between 1177 and 1185.

Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon

Place
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 Renaissance paintings of the Avignon school as well as from Italy, which reunites many "primitives" from the collection of Giampietro Campana. It is housed in a 14th-century building at the north side of the square overlooked by the Palais des Papes.

Lycée Saint-Joseph of Avignon

Place
Lycée Saint-Joseph of Avignon is a Jesuit, private high school located in the city of Avignon, (Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Aix-Marseille Academy, Archdiocese of Avignon). The school, founded in 1850, educates high-school students and post-baccalauréat students, in particular through a preparatory class for the grandes écoles.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.1 mi

Elev. Gain

55.8 ft

Est. Steps

7000
Created by
Blandine
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