Avignon, (Avignon in French) is a common one of the southern France, is the capital of the Vaucluse departament in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.
The city is situated on the left river of the Rodano river, where this fold forming an elbow. Il Rocher des Doms è un colle che domina il fiume e costituisce un luogo di rifugio ideale dalle frequenti inondazioni delle rive.
The city is encircled from walls defensive and its ancient houses have great fascination.
Papal Palace and the bridge of Avignon, one of the symbols of the city, make part of the world-wide Patrimonies of the humanity of the Unesco.
Avignon, is the préfecture (capital) of the Vaucluse département in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, divide the Avignon and four districts:
Avignon-Est, that an other common one comprises part of the territory of Avignon:
Avignon-Nord, that an other common one comprises part of the territory of Avignon:
Avignon-West, that it comprises part of the territory of Avignon.
Avignon-South, that it comprises part of the territory of Avignon.
Moreover Avignon is the center of the Community of agglomeration of the Great Avignon, created in 2001 in substitution of a community of common that it existed from 1995.
The community comprises twelve common ones (in the department of Vaucluse, in the region of Blue Provenza-Alpi-Costa, beyond to Avignon, the common ones of Caumont-sur-Durance, Jonquerettes, Morières-lès-Avignon, the Pontet, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon, Vedène and Velleron; in the department of the Gard, the administrative region of Linguadoca-Rossiglione, the common ones of Les Angles, Rochefort-du-Gard, Saze ET Villeneuve-lès-Avignon).
The kitchen of Avignon is that typical one of a region to great agricultural tradition with an optimal bread production, vegetables, olives (with a good oil production), mushrooms and tartufi, and with a kitchen that is based above all on plates made up of meat it prepares to you in delicious way. Between drinks already cited red wines of Chateneuf-du- Pape and all the Cotes du Rhone (Goes them of the Rodano), between the best ones than all France for relationship quality-price.