Travel Reference
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Fondation Angladon-Dubrujeaud
Visiting this museum is like being invited into the elegant home of a rich and passionate art
collector.ItmixesasmallbutenjoyablecollectionofartfromPost-ImpressioniststoCubists
(including Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Honoré Daumier, Edgar Degas, and Pablo Pi-
casso), with re-created art studios and furnishings from many periods. It's a quiet place with
a few superb paintings.
Cost and Hours:
€6, Tue-Sun 13:00-18:00, closed Mon, 5 Rue Laboureur, tel. 04 90 82
29 03,
www.angladon.com
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Calvet Museum (Musée Calvet)
This fine-arts museum impressively displays its collection, highlighting French Baroque
works. This museum goes ignored by most, but you'll find a few diamonds in the rough
upstairs: Géricault, Soutine, and one painting each from Manet, Sisley, Bonnard, Dufy, and
Vlaminck.
CostandHours:
€6,includesaudioguide,Wed-Mon10:00-13:00&14:00-18:00,closed
Tue, in the quieter western half of town at 65 Rue Joseph Vernet, antiquities collection a
few blocks away at 27 Rue de la République—same hours and ticket, tel. 04 90 86 33 84,
Near Avignon, in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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Tower of Philip the Fair (Tour Philippe-le-Bel)
BuilttoprotectaccesstoSt.BénezetBridgein1307,thismassivetoweroffersaterrificview
over Avignon and the Rhône basin. It's best late in the day.
Cost and Hours:
€2.10; April-Sept daily 10:00-12:30 & 14:00-18:30; Oct-Nov Tue-Sat
10:00-12:30 & 14:00-17:00, closed Sun-Mon; closed Dec-March.
Getting There:
To reach the tower from Avignon, drive 5 minutes (cross Daladier
Bridge, follow signs to
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
), or take bus #11 (2/hour, catch bus in front
(€1 = about $1.30, country code: 33)
Hotel values are better in Arles, though I've found some good values in Avignon and have
listed them below. Avignon is crazy during its July festival, when you must book long ahead
(expect inflated prices). Drivers should ask about parking deals.
