Pont St-Bénézet

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  • Address
    St Bénézet's Bridge, city centre
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  • Phone
    04 90 27 51 16

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The fabled Pont St-Bénézet was completed in 1185, linking Avignon with the settlement across the Rhône that later became Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. The 900m-long wooden structure was repaired and rebuilt several times before all but four of its 22 spans were washed away in the mid-1600s. The bridge continues to capture kids' imaginations everywhere with its namesake nursery rhyme, 'Sur le Pont d'Avignon'.