Avignon Sights

St Bénézet's Bridge

#5 of 95 things to do in Avignon

#7 of 394 things to do in Provence

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  • Address
    • Pont St-Bénézet City Centre, 84000 entry via cours Châtelet
  • Phone
    • 04 90 27 51 16
  • Price
    • full €4.00, child €3.30
  • Hours
    • Jul: 09:00-21:00; Aug-Sep: 09:00-20:00; mid-Mar-Jun & Oct 09:00-19:00; Nov-mid-Mar 09:30-17:45

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The fabled Pont St-Bénézet (St Bénézet's Bridge) was completed in 1185, a bridge 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.

 

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    sing the song

    melyuan recommends this,

    You'll be kicking yourself if you can't remember the words, so here they are:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_le_pont_d%27Avignon

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