Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
AVIGNON PASS
The must-have discount card,
Avignon Passion
provides discounts on museums, tours and monuments in Avignon
and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. The first site you visit costs full price, but each subsequent site will discount admission
by 10% to 50%. The pass covers five people and is valid for 15 days. Available from the tourist office and tourist
sites.
Tours
The tourist office (
Click here
)
leads year-round themed guided walks (from €15) in Eng-
lish and French at 10am on varying days from April to October (Saturdays only Novem-
ber to March). It also has good self-guided tour maps.
Autocars Lieutaud
( 04 90 86 36 75;
www.cars-lieutaud.fr
; 36 bd Saint-Roch; station)
Themed half-
and full-day tours including wineries, lavender, Roman monuments and Luberon (€45 to
€55). For a vintage experience, book the classic convertible Citroën 2CV (from €145).
BUS TOUR
Les Grands Bateaux
( 04 90 85 62 25;
www.mireio.net
; allées de l'Oulle; boat tours adult/child €9/5;
boat tours 3pm & 4.15pm Apr-Jun & Sep, 2-6pm Jul-Aug)
Runs 45-minute boat tours
from April to September, looping under the Pont St-Bénezet. For year-round daytime
cruises,
Le Mireio
sails to Arles, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Tarascon. On July and August
evenings the company's dinner cruises (8.30pm) draw older crowds with dancing and live
entertainment.
BOAT TOUR
Avignon Wine Tour
( 06 28 05 33 84;
www.avignon-wine-tour.com
; per person €80)
Visit the region's vin-
yards with a knowledgable guide, leaving you free to enjoy the wine.
VINEYARD TOUR
