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The Place de l'Horloge is Avignon's central square, home to the magnificent Town Hall and the Opera House. Historic cafés and restaurants with views of the clock towers stand here. Numerous street performers and weekly markets enliven the square daily. From here, the Papal Palace and the Pont Saint-Bénézet are just a few minutes away.

Halfway up the climb to Chateau des Eveques there is a beautiful, wide viewpoint with a panoramic view over the town and the Sorgue valley.

It's just a short walk up to the castle. Even though the path is steep and partly rocky, it's well worth it! From the ruins, you have fantastic views down to the town, the river, and the entire surrounding area. Be careful when climbing on the walls; it's extremely steep down!

Avignon is lively, cozy and a strong piece of southern France.

The Papal Palace, which was the seat of power of the French "antipopes," is not only the largest Gothic building in the world and therefore internationally famous, but also one of the five most visited tourist attractions in France. A visit is worthwhile not only for the visual impressions, but also for a very successful multimedia representation of the rooms, which can be viewed on a screen in their original use, digitally supported.

Its actual name is Place des Tainturiers. Its beauty is made not only by the plane trees typical of southern France, but also by the Chapelle des Pénitents Gris located there.

Access to the gorge is currently closed due to falling boulders. However, if you start the route from the fortress, this only becomes apparent once you've passed the gorge and, like the monkeys in the zoo, you're standing in front of the barrier, unable to go any further. So we had to turn around.

Caution 2025: The area between the chateau and the spring is officially closed and at risk of rockfall! A high gate (on both sides) prevents access from the spring to the normal hiking trail. Either just go to the chateau or do the second part of the route, if that's safe.