August has been an incredibly busy and exciting month with friends staying followed by Karen and I celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary and then a week later Karen a rather special birthday.
This of course gives us the perfect excuse to take time out and visit some of our favourite places and find restaurants to recommend to our clients.
No sooner had we arrived in Avignon, we stumbled across this superb restaurant, 83.Vernet.
Set in a beautiful sunlit courtyard the main courses are just 13€ with either an entree or dessert for an extra 4€
And with wine at just 2€ a glass you know where we will be heading next time!
Open for lunch and dinner - 83.Vernet.
After lunch we meandered around this fabulous walled city, which is very easy to navigate (we recommend taking the tourist train on a first visit) taking in the cobbled streets and impressive character buildings.
I loved the wiring outside these shutters.
If you look carefully you will find this quiet backwater.
and then there is the hustle and bustle of the the Place de l'Horloge which is lined with many restaurants including another of our favourites L'Opera.
And then you cannot miss the Palais de Pape , once the home of the Pope when he fled Rome.
The Rhone, and one of the river boats that offers nights cruises with dinner etc
The Rhone river with Pont St Benezet's Bridge, the constuction started in 1177, in 1226 much of the bridge was destroyed and not repaired until many years later, in 1603 much of the bridge was once again destroyed by flooding and to this day remains as it is. It remains famous for the song Sur le Pont D'Avignon.
This is the indoor market in Avignon. Measuring 30M x 11.5M and covered in 20 different plants per square metre the exterior wall was planted in 2006.
There are 40 individual merchandisers selling everything from fruit & Veg, flowers, meat & fish to bread, wine and every mouthwatering Provencal delicacy you can imagine!
One of the fruit & Veg stall holders.
And Fish! Karen's favourite!
In the centre of town, the Hotel De Ville. not a hotel chain, but the town hall!
And the famous Opera house.
The square in front of the Palais de Pape is full of restaurants & Bars.
Whilst in the back streets this building has been converted into quite impressive appartments.
Avignon is an absolute must visitfor at least a day, if not two . Even though we live less than an hour away we decided to stay the night in the Hotel D'Europe in Place de Crillon, well worth it for a treat!
We love Avignon - we are sure you will too!
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