After scooting around Arles for a couple of days it's time for a visit to Avignon, probably the most well known of the Provencal towns (except for Marseille). Return tickets for two on the regional train cost 32 euro and the trains were pretty regular.
When we were planning the trip it was a toss up between Avignon and Arles to use as home base, so it was interesting to look around and whether we made a good choice.
Avignon proved a fairly easy day trip. We got off the train, walked straight up the road to the information centre, picked up a map with some suggested walking tours and set off. Lots to see in a reasonably contained area.Read more