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Musée du Petit Palais VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The former episcopal offices house a
museum of medieval and Renaissance Practical Information
Italian paintings and French works by Road map B3. * 91,250.
the Avignon School, including this n 41 cours Jean-Jaurès
1457 Vierge de Pitié.
(04 32 74 32 74). ( Tue–Sun.
_ Le Festival d’Avignon (see p37).
∑ avignon-tourisme.com
Transport
~ 8 km (5 miles) Avignon-
Caumont. £ @ Blvd St-Roch;
Gare TGV (pl de l’Europe, Courtine).
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P A Notre-Dame-des-Doms are the
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R U E . Palais des Papes
Popes ruling in the 14th century built this grand,
fortress-like palace (see pp48–9). The Chambre du Pape,
here, has exquisite tiles.
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Eglise St-Pierre
This church was built
during the 14th to early
16th centuries. The doors
0 metres 100 on its west façade were
0 yards 100 carved in 1551 by Antoine
Valard. Inside is a fine
15th-century pulpit.