Bibendum
about 90 minA brasserie with a cocktail and tapas bar and a cheese and wine bar under one roof on Rue Joseph Vernet, open daily.
A brasserie, cocktail bar and cheese bar at 83 Rue Joseph Vernet, says its own site: the Bib brasserie, the BBD Club for cocktails and tapas, and Cheesy for cheese and wine. The restaurant serves noon to 2 pm and 7:30 to 9:30 pm every day. Reviews mention cocktails, tapas, the setting and the cloister.
What to do there- Have a cocktail and tapas at the BBD Club
- Taste cheese and wine at Cheesy, Wednesday to Saturday
Joseph Vernet83 Rue Joseph Vernet, 84000 AvignonBest: lunch, dinner, eveningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Lambert Collection
about 120 minContemporary art in the hôtel de Caumont: the collection of the Paris gallery owner Yvon Lambert, with a bookshop-café.
French Wikipedia describes contemporary art gathered since the 1960s by the Paris gallery owner Yvon Lambert, housed in the hôtel de Caumont and open to the public since 2000. Open Wednesday to Friday 2 to 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm; the official page says to allow about two hours. The full ticket is 12 euros.
What to do there- See the temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection
- Look for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jean-Michel Othoniel
- Browse the bookshop-café, open from 11 am Wednesday to Sunday
Joseph Vernet5 Rue Violette, 84000 AvignonBest: afternoon, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Lapidary Museum
about 45 minAncient Greek, Roman and Celtic sculpture in a Baroque Jesuit chapel, including the Tarasque of Noves. Free.
A museum of ancient sculpture in the former chapel of the Jesuit college, a Baroque building begun in 1620 and consecrated in 1655, says its official page. It shows Greek funerary and votive reliefs, Attic vases, Roman sculpture and, from the Celtic section, the Tarasque of Noves. Entry is free. Closed Monday, with a lunch break on the listing.
What to do there- See the Tarasque of Noves
- See Greek funerary reliefs and Attic vases
- See sculpture from imperial Rome
Joseph Vernet27 Rue de la République, 84000 AvignonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Le Cochon Bleu
about 75 minTraditional home cooking with a market-based menu of the day and a regional wine list; closed Sunday and Monday.
A restaurant at 9 Rue d'Annanelle. Its own site describes traditional home cooking, a menu of the day that follows the market, and a wine list from the Côtes du Rhône, Burgundy, Provence and Languedoc. It gives a lunch formula at 26.50 euros and an evening menu at 38 euros. Open Tuesday to Saturday, lunch and dinner. Reviews mention escargots and rum baba.
What to do there- Order the menu of the day, built from the market
- Pick a wine from the Rhône, Burgundy, Provence or Languedoc
- Try the escargots or the rum baba
Joseph Vernet9 Rue d'Annanelle, 84000 AvignonBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Louis Vouland Museum
about 60 minA collector's mansion of 17th and 18th century decorative arts, with a back garden that is a bird refuge.
The listing describes decorative arts of the 17th and 18th centuries in a mansion with a back garden. The museum's own site invites visitors into a collector's house, with furniture, decorative arts and regional painting, and a garden that is a refuge of the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux. Listed open Tuesday to Sunday, 2 to 6 pm. Reviews mention porcelain, tapestries and a Chinese room.
What to do there- Tour a collector's house of furniture, decorative arts and regional painting
- Sit in the garden, a bird refuge
Joseph Vernet17 Rue Victor Hugo, 84000 AvignonBest: afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Requien Natural History Museum
about 60 minAvignon's natural history museum, over three floors of animal and plant specimens and fossils.
French Wikipedia calls it Avignon's natural history museum, which owes its growth to the naturalist Esprit Requien. The listing describes an old-school museum with three floors of zoological and botanical specimens and fossils, and lists it open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. Reviews mention fossils, free entry and a museum for children.
What to do there- See the zoological and botanical specimens and the fossils
Joseph Vernet67 Rue Joseph Vernet, 84000 AvignonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
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