Avignon: Self-Guided Audio Walk Through the Papal City

Full Version: Avignon: Self-Guided Audio Walk Through the Papal City This self-guided audio walk introduces first-time visitors to Avignon’s medieval heart, papal heritage, and lively public squares. It will especially appeal to travelers who enjoy history, architecture, and seeing how famous landmarks connect within the old city. Your route begins at Porte de l'Oulle, one of the gateways near the Rhône. From there, you head to the Bridge of Avignon, where the surviving arches and riverside setting bring the city’s most famous legend into view. The walk then turns inward to Place de l'Horloge, Avignon’s main square, lined with cafés and framed by the town hall and opera house. Next, you continue to Place du Palais, the broad stone square before the city’s great monuments. The final stretch explores Avignon at its grandest: the immense Palais des Papes, built when popes ruled here in the 14th century; Notre Dame des Doms, crowned by its gleaming golden Virgin; and the Musée du Petit Palais, housed in a former bishop’s residence with early Renaissance treasures. The tour ends in central Avignon, leaving you with lasting images of sunlit limestone façades, echoing cobbles, the Rhône beside the old bridge, and the striking silhouette of the papal palace above the city.