Eurostar Deals to Avignon, France

Eurostar deals for direct trains from London tois home to a great theatre festival called "Festival IN"
Avignonand a sprawling fringe festival event called the
This article features one of the best longer eurostar"Festival Off". Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, the
deals, that for Avignon France, which is a directAvignon Festival is the oldest continuing arts festival
service from London, UK. It is now so much easier toin France and has become one of the world's
reach Avignon with the Eurostar high speed traingreatest. There are traditional theatre performances
under the English Channel. Between July andand also dance, music, and cinema. Some of the
September the train departs London St Pancrasevents and performances make good use of the
Stations and doesn't stop until it reaches Avignon,town's historical monuments to provide powerful
with an average journey time of just 6 hours. At anystages and settings and every summer
other time of the year, you can simply change atapproximately 100,000 people attend.
Paris and travel onwards to Avignon with the normalSur le pont d'Avignon
French TGV service."Sur le pont d'Avignon" is a well known nursery
Avignon Stationrhyme in the UK, stemming from a French song
Avignon TGV Station, where the eurostar 'lands' isabout the old bridge at Avignon - le Pont d'Avignon, a
just on the outskirts of town, under two miles awaybridge that dates back to the 15th century. "Sur le
to the south. The best way to get into town ispont d'Avignon L'on y danse, l'on y danse..." the origins
probably on the shuttle bus that runs every 15of which are lost in folklore but this is the main way
minutes but you could also walk, catch a taxi or hirein which many people will have first heard of this city
a rental car from the station.and it creates a peculiar sort of curiosity to see the
Why choose Avignon for Eurostar Deals?bridge and visit Avignon, the place from the song.
Avignon is a medieval city in central southern France,The future for eurostar deals to France
and one of the most delightfully located cities inIn 2010 the monopoly on the London to Paris route is
Europe, standing over the River Rhone anddue to be broken, with Europe's high-speed rail
surrounded by huge rocky cliffs and outcrops. Thenetwork open to competing operators which means
geography is really quite stunning and there's alsothat other train companies can provide alternative
plenty of history with Avignon being a medieval cityservices to the current eurostar deals. There is even
which was once the seat of the Roman Catholicspeculation that Air France might run a rail service
Pope. Yes, Pope Clement V (1305-1314), who was afrom London St Pancras to Charles de Gaule Airport,
friend of the French King, at a difficult time for thenear Paris for onward international flights in an
roman papacy was selected by Roman cardinals andattempt to lure customers from London's troubled
crowned in France. He then proceeded to relocateHeathrow terminals.
the entire papal court to Avignon. At that timeConclusion
Avignon was actually outside of the official FrenchEurostar is set to become ever more popular as
borders and technically part of the papal territory buttrends away from short haul air transport continue
the regime was close enough for the French influenceand the new through destination deals will only add to
to build its strength and the papacy remained inUK based travellers opportunity. Paris and Brussels will
Avignon for almost seventy years.no doubt remain the most popular short hops but
The famous bridge and the festivalplaces like Avignon, Orleans, Berlin, Biarritz and
Avignon FestivalAmsterdam will also become known as places you
With the direct eurostar deals available, the summercan get to relatively easily by train with Eurostar
and early autumn months are the perfect time visitdeals from London.
Avignon, especially in July. Every year in July Avignon