Avignon Sights: Pont d'Avignon

The legend of the bridge's building is that a local shepherd, Benezet was inspired by angels to build a bridge. When his appeals to the town authorities proved fruitless, he picked up a vast block of stone and hurled it into the river, to be the bridge's foundation stone. Read More »

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Avignon Sights: Pont d'Avignon is based on Avignon by Christian Mercat, Claus Hansen, Ryan Holliday, Jennifer Larsen, Felix505, Inas, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.