Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Planning Your Time
Make Arles or Avignon your sightseeing base—particularly if you have no car. Italophiles
prefer smaller Arles, while poodles pick urban Avignon. Arles has a blue-collar quality; the
entire city feels like Van Gogh's bedroom. Avignon—double the size of Arles—feels soph-
isticated,withmorenightlifeandshopping,andmakesagoodbasefornon-driversthanksto
its convenient public-transit options.
When budgeting your time, you'll want a full day for sightseeing in Arles (best on Wed
or Sat, when it's market day); a half-day for Avignon; and a day or two for the villages and
sights in the countryside.
Pont du Gard is a 50-minute bus ride west of Avignon.
