Travel Reference
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Entertainment
Avignon is the theatre capital of France, with dozens around town. The tourist office has
lists.
LIVE MUSIC
AJMI
(Association pour le Jazz & la Musique Improvisée; 04 90 86 08 61;
www.jazzalajmi.com
; 4 rue des Escaliers Ste-Anne; tickets €10-15)
Inside La Manuten-
tion arts centre, AJMI showcases improvisational jazz at its intimate second-floor (no lift)
black-box theatre. There are generally shows on Thursday and Friday evenings and
Sunday afternoons.
Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon
( 04 90 82 81 40;
www.operatheatredavignon.fr
;
place de l'Horloge; box office
11am-6pm Tue-Sat)
Built in 1847 Avignon's main classical venue presents operas, plays,
chamber music and ballet from October to June.
PERFORMING ARTS
Cinéma Utopia
( 04 90 82 65 36;
www.cinemas-utopia.org
;
4 rue des Escaliers Ste-Anne)
Four-screen
art-house cinema showing films in original langauge.
CINEMA
Shopping
Oliviers & Co
( 04 90 86 18 41;
www.oliviers-co.com
; 19 rue St-Agricol; 2-7pm Mon, 10am-7pm
Tue-Sat)
Fine olive oil and olive oil-based products such as soap, creams and biscuits.
HOMEWARES
Comtesse du Barry
FOOD & WINE
