Avignon city wall

Built in the Roman era, Avignon is a city full of art and culture. The preserved Avignon wall is 4,300 meters long, and the square and round castle is spectacular and seems to be rare.

The Avignon wall divides Avignon into the old city and the new city, the ancient city wall almost retains a complete circle around the old city, is a well-preserved medieval city wall, mottled ancient city wall everywhere with historical imprints.

The Avignon city wall is also a very important historical wall, this Avignon old city is also a very good building, the structure of the city wall is also very important, you can feel a lot of history here, the city wall is also a very well protected complex.

The ancient city wall of Avignon is a complete circle, totaling nearly 5,000 meters. The wall was built in the 14th century, and the traces of rain washed on the wall highlight its vicissitudes. The streets of the city are not wide, and there are two rows of green trees. During the stroll, you can hear the cups and plates coming from the roadside restaurants and cafes from time to time, making people feel a leisurely, peaceful atmosphere of life.

The ancient city of Europe has a lot of city walls, but the preserved city walls are so complete, the construction details are so thoughtful, not many. The city wall is not high, the symbolism is greater than the actual war value, and the city wall is protected, the central railway station is built tens of meters outside the city gate, which is convenient for tourists to enter the city without disturbing the ancient city. From the broken bridge along the city wall anticlockwise walk to the train station about 25 minutes, the city wall continued on the way, opened several city gates to enter and exit vehicles. However, unfortunately, it may be for the convenience of tourists, but a few small holes in the city wall have been opened for people to walk only, which has damaged the city wall to a certain extent.

Avignon has preserved the complete and spectacular city wall so far, running down a circle of about 5 kilometers, the city wall is not very high, the symbolism is greater than the actual significance, the city wall protection is relatively appropriate, so it is more complete, now Avignon city symbol, interested can go to the top.

The walls of Avignon are almost complete around the old town, with varying heights and thicknesses revealing the mottled history. The papal palace square and commercial street in the old town are noisy, and once you turn into an alley, you are in a centuries-old building, time seems to be static. It is recommended to walk along the wall of the Rhone River for a period of time, the city is a static time, and the city is a river of Rhone scenery.