Avignon / 8 photo spots
8 Instagram spots around Avignon
Avignon combines a monumental papal quarter with riverside views and compact streets. These eight photo ideas follow the Rhône and the historic centre.
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Palais des Papes
From Place du Palais des Papes, step back to include the palace façade and the scale of the square. A tighter crop can pick out its towers and windows.
Search Google MapsPont Saint-Bénézet
Use the Rhône as foreground for the remaining arches of the Avignon bridge. The riverbank gives you room to make the bridge part of a wider city view.
Search Google MapsRocher des Doms viewpoint
The viewpoint above the Rhône looks towards the river and the surrounding landscape. The garden is being renovated, so check which sections can be entered before visiting.
Search Google MapsRue des Teinturiers
This street follows a watercourse in the historic centre. Look along the paving and water to build a layered street scene rather than photographing only one detail.
Search Google MapsPlace de l’Horloge
Photograph the square with the opera house as an anchor, then move closer for a detail of the surrounding façades. Leave passers-by room to move through the frame.
Search Google MapsPlace Saint-Pierre
The square beside the Basilica of Saint-Pierre offers a more intimate architectural composition. Frame the church façade with the surrounding streets.
Search Google MapsPetit Palais
The Petit Palais stands on the Place du Palais des Papes. Photograph its exterior from the square, allowing enough space to show its relationship to the monumental setting.
Search Google MapsBarthelasse riverbank
From the Barthelasse side of the Rhône, look back towards Pont Saint-Bénézet. A horizontal frame can include the river and bridge in one view.
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