Avignon festival gets under way and the new French president Francois Hollande will be attending at the weekend.
The Festival d’Avignon is a huge event which encompasses all sorts of art forms including music, dance and especially theatre. Avignon is something of a bastion of French theatre shows and there is multitude of small theatres tucked away in the backstreets.
For full details of what’s on when and how to get tickets see festival-avignon.com This 66th edition of the Avignon festival runs from 7 July to 28 July and provides a unique insight into French culture and entertainment.
The city of Avignon has always been an important place, it stands proudly on the mighty river Rhone shortly before it finds its way to the Mediterranean sea, even the Popes were once installed here.
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