{"id":2086,"date":"2020-09-03T21:40:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/?page_id=2086"},"modified":"2021-04-11T15:56:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T15:56:38","slug":"avignons-film-music-art-and-a-whole-lot-more-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/?page_id=2086","title":{"rendered":"Avignon&#8217;s Film, Music, Art, and a whole lot more, Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2086\" class=\"elementor elementor-2086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7429bfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7429bfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-066020a\" data-id=\"066020a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0e967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad0e967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-uzes-france-landing-page-MASTHEAD.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1549\" alt=\"masthead french stones book landing page\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-uzes-france-landing-page-MASTHEAD.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-uzes-france-landing-page-MASTHEAD-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-uzes-france-landing-page-MASTHEAD-1024x375.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-uzes-france-landing-page-MASTHEAD-768x281.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e05a7e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e05a7e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea4deef\" data-id=\"ea4deef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25682a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25682a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avignon's Film, Music, Art, and a whole lot more, Festival!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab751b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab751b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dedbad\" data-id=\"0dedbad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd16011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd16011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-ramparts-lines.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2080\" alt=\"View of the Rhone river from a flying section of city wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-ramparts-lines.jpg 700w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-ramparts-lines-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dccdf92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dccdf92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8be26f9\" data-id=\"8be26f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd3750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffd3750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2; color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 1em;\">Avignon is only a twenty minute drive removed from Uzes, and there are two things you can do there between the 4th and 21st day of July. You can attend the&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #4054b2;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">Avignon&nbsp;festival, or you can see the regular tourist sights. &nbsp;There is no way to do both.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4054b2;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">That&#8217;s because for two and a half weeks in July, the Avignon Festival turns what is already a pretty hectic place into something that will leave you craving the comfort of sedation, physical restraints, or some time spent in a sensory-deprivation tank.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 16px;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #4054b2;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">But it&#8217;s so much fun!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5a7b36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5a7b36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d12d590\" data-id=\"d12d590\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8420d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8420d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-villeneuve.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2081\" alt=\"Villeneuve les Avignon across the Rhone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-villeneuve.jpg 700w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-villeneuve-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58e51ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58e51ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf44dd\" data-id=\"8bf44dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2057eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2057eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">If you know where to go&#8230;and especially when to go&#8230;Avignon can be a fun place to visit. Finding a place to park is\u00a0usually a pain, and weekends should be avoided at all costs. \u00a0But the beauty of the place!<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">Coming from Uzes, you\u00a0will probably first see the city when you cross the pont d&#8217;Europe, the beautiful bridge that spans the Rhone river. From there, you&#8217;re treated to an impressive sight. Avignon&#8217;s city walls are tall and strong, and often gleam in the strong sunlight. Below, the green river flows serenely along, and then past the city. And the pinnacle of the Pope&#8217;s Palace is capped with a striking gold statue that can be seen glinting from afar.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c7357f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c7357f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3261dff\" data-id=\"3261dff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4017193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4017193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-popes-palace.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2076\" alt=\"Avignon&apos;s main square is a dramatic testament to the power of the popes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-popes-palace.jpg 700w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-popes-palace-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1b6011 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1b6011\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3928f73\" data-id=\"3928f73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de8223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de8223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">There is so much to see and do in Avignon. The Fine Arts museum, from where this photo was taken, has an excellent collection. And it&#8217;s free; a rarity in tourist towns.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">The Pope&#8217;s Palace (in the immediate background) is undeniably impressive\u2014though, from what we&#8217;ve heard and read, not as impressive on the inside. There&#8217;s a\u00a0broad walkway, hidden by the greenery to the left of the photo, that leads to a peaceful little park set at the top of the city. There you can enjoy a relaxing drink beside a babbling fountain as you enjoy views that\u00a0<span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">reach to the Mont Ventoux and the pre-Alps beyond.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">And if you look down at the river from the northern boundary of the park, you will spot the water taxi that ferries people to the island that lies in the middle of the Rhone. It&#8217;s free, offers one of the best views of Avignon, and is great fun for the kids.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">But that peace and serenity changes when the Avignon Festival takes place. The city is then packed with visitors. Streets are full. There&#8217;s motion and commotion, hustle and bustle&#8230;and it&#8217;s all so much fun!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b288103 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b288103\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a9081f\" data-id=\"6a9081f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16de319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16de319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-posters.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2079\" alt=\"There doesn&apos;t seem to be a blank space of wall that isn&apos;t covered with posters during the Avignon festival\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-posters.jpg 700w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-posters-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9067816 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9067816\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c7622\" data-id=\"d7c7622\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23524f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23524f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">The Avignon Festival represents an exhilarating \u00a0plunge into the arts. It seems as if there are hundreds of plays you can attend (some in English), and there are free exhibitions,\u00a0people performing on the streets, poetry recitals, opera and dance productions, films to see&#8230;and all around you, music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8943748 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8943748\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c7047\" data-id=\"36c7047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a83da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a83da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-poster-madness-eat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2077\" alt=\"At the Avignon Festival, posters are affixed to walls, run as streamers, and hang from trees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-poster-madness-eat.jpg 700w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-poster-madness-eat-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d18cd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d18cd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-696e920\" data-id=\"696e920\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05b716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a05b716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2; color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">Every spare inch of free space appears to be taken up with posters extolling theatre productions, film screenings, recitals, performances or exhibitions of one type or other.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2; color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">You can take in a show, or do as we did, and just stroll around and take in the atmosphere. There are street performers everywhere you look. During festival time you can spend a wonderful time in Avignon, and not spend a dime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-896ddd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"896ddd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cda684\" data-id=\"0cda684\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6dac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f6dac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-cubist-castle-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2070\" alt=\"cubist castle backdrop during festival time\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-cubist-castle-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-cubist-castle.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf64293\" data-id=\"cf64293\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c543b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c543b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-dance-outline-300x177.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2071\" alt=\"Modern dance, music, street performances: the Avignon festival is devoted to the arts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-dance-outline-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-dance-outline.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b97886b\" data-id=\"b97886b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea3930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ea3930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-play-castle-background-300x189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2075\" alt=\"Performance during the Avignon festival\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-play-castle-background-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-play-castle-background.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-538739b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"538739b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77f2a80\" data-id=\"77f2a80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a60908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a60908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2; color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">And from what we&#8217;ve heard, things really get going at night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-240d82a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"240d82a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c054bb\" data-id=\"6c054bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef6cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ef6cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-mother-in-law.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2074\" alt=\"Funn Avignon festival poster: The Mother in Law\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-mother-in-law.jpg 466w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-mother-in-law-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f759357 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f759357\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4397df8\" data-id=\"4397df8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0057610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0057610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2; color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">We especially like to give the posters a good look, because they are often extremely creative&#8230;and funny. \u00a0As with this example. Who can resist wanting to see &#8220;The Mother in Law&#8221; after seeing this announcement hanging on a wall or attached to a tree?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1efbcd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1efbcd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-068964c\" data-id=\"068964c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f448e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65f448e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-happy-depressive.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2072\" alt=\"The Happy Depressive film poster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-happy-depressive.jpg 399w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-happy-depressive-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-656bafe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"656bafe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c0e560\" data-id=\"9c0e560\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f78c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f78c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4054b2; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #4054b2;\">Or the &#8220;Happy Depressive?&#8221; \u00a0(a comedy, no less). \u00a0Note the hangman&#8217;s noose at the top, in\u00a0which a Y dangles, and the creative use of the letter &#8220;I&#8221; in the title.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-984ad84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"984ad84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c573ef\" data-id=\"7c573ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c545c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c545c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-avignon-bridge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2069\" alt=\"Sur le pon d&apos;Avignon, remnants of the bride the children&apos;s song references\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-avignon-bridge.jpg 700w, https:\/\/frenchstonesbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avignon-festival-avignon-bridge-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac70be7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac70be7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29dd39c\" data-id=\"29dd39c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0eb148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0eb148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><font color=\"#4054b2\" face=\"Roboto, sans-serif\">When the&nbsp;festival is all&nbsp;done with, Avignon returns to its\u2014not exactly quiet, but certainly a whole lot less manic\u2014nature. Tourists walk along the Pont Benezet (which the well-known children&#8217;s song, &#8216;Sur le pont d&#8217;Avignon; On the Bridge at Avignon&#8217; is based on). Some even do a little dance at its end.<\/font><br><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#4054b2\" face=\"Roboto, sans-serif\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 84, 178);\">Streetside restaurants invite lingering again. And the Rhone, as it has since time immemorial, works its way resolutely toward the Mediterranean sea.<\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d892d75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d892d75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7958419\" data-id=\"7958419\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4757e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d4757e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Book:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e4c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31e4c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Chapter 45:<br>The Beauty on the River<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed31117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed31117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 84, 178); font-size: 22px;\">The answer was obvious. Avignon, the city on the Rhone: interesting, beautiful, striking and historic. And we&#8217;d hated it with a passion the first&nbsp;time we&#8217;d come to visit.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(64, 84, 178); font-size: 22px;\">Our mistake then, had been to visit the city during the height of the summer vacation period, and Avignon had been packed to the gunwales with tourists when we arrived. Even finding a parking space had been a nerve-racking affair.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Then we joined a horde (herd?) of tourists, wearily slogging uphill under a baking sun. People jostled for space, bumped into each other, turned away without apologizing, and then bumped into someone else. Babies wailed and children cried. And vice-versa. Mothers and fathers wiped the perspiration from their brows, and a van with&nbsp;loudspeakers&nbsp;bolted to its roof blared\u2014at deafening volume\u2014the details of a mattress sale taking&nbsp;place&nbsp;in the suburbs.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">We should have right then and there, but foolishly did not. Instead we struggled forward, keeping a close eye on each other so we wouldn&#8217;t become separated, and with much effort, reached the square at the upper part of the&nbsp;city where the Pope&#8217;s Palace stood. It was big and expressive&#8230;but we&#8217;d seen big and impressive buildings before.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">The square was&nbsp;full of people. It was noisy. It was hot. No breeze blew.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">&#8220;Have we seen enough?&#8221; I had asked.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">We had, and quickly fled back to the peace and quiet of Uzes.<\/span><\/font><\/p><p align=\"LEFT\"><font color=\"#4054b2\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">It took three years before we gave Avignon another change. But this time we took precautions. &nbsp;We chose a weekday, hoping it would keep the crowds to a minimum, and were proven correct. Rather than madness and ice cream cone-splattered sidewalks, the papal city offered us quiet, cobbled side streets and tree-shaded squares. 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