La Banasterie B&B
Beautiful bed & breakfast in the heart of Avignon
Situated close to the Popes' Palace, this small beautiful 16th century residence provides sumptious accommodation in the heart of Avignon.
There are 2 characterful rooms and 3 charming suites which are lavishly decorated and most have terraces. All rooms have bathroom amenities and wifi.
The house has a relaxed Asian-Ibizan feel to it, with rooms connected by way of an interior courtyard.
It is a fabulous house with a great location and helpful, friendly hosts.
Things to do nearby
Things To Do in Avignon
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Skydive Pujaut Activity Company, Pujaut
Located in Avignon
This company offers several forms of discovery and progress to practise free fall. Whether you want to make your first parachute jump or move up the discipline, you will find all the necessary information and guidance.
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Centre Equestre d'Avignon Horse riding
Located in Avignon
Le Centre Equestre d'Avignon offers a wide range of activities for riders of all ages and abilities
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Ventoux Decouvertes Tours
Located in Avignon
This company offers privately guided tours in Provence, including sightseeing tours, lavender tours, multi-day trips, Luberon private tours, wine tours, cruisers private tours, cooking class tour and "Secret Provence".
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Pro Vans Tours
Located in Avignon
This company offers either shared or private tours of Provence in an 8 seater air-conditioned minibus.
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Provence Wine Tours
Provence & Wine offer small guided tours from Avignon and Aix en Provence to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Luberon, the Alpilees and the Cotes du Rhone villages.
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Provence Panorama Tours
Located in Avignon
Provence Panorama offer a wide range of services from airport transfers to wine tours in Provence.
Restaurants nearby
Restaurants in Avignon
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L'Epice & Love Restaurant
Located in Avignon
This is a popular place with both locals and travellers. It has a small cosy interior so if you want to dine there, best to get there earlier rather than later.
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La Vache a Carreaux Restaurant
Located in Avignon
This small restaurant is on the Rue Peyrollerie, a winding alley just off the Place St Pierre. It is a great option for vegetarians, offering a wide variety of cheese dishes and salads but there are also fish dishes available.
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La Cour d'Honneur Restaurant
Located in Avignon
Located right in the centre of Avignon on a well known shopping street is La Cour d'Honneur.
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La Mirande Restaurant
Located in Avignon
A grand and luxurious dining room with a beautiful garden terrace and gourmet dishes are offered at this Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Auberge De Cassagne Restaurant
Located in Avignon
In each of his dishes, Philippe Boucher places Provence centre stage. Thanks to different associations of spices and carefully selected products, he offers a regional and gourmet menu.
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Cloitre Saint-Louis Restaurant
Located in Avignon
Situated in a vaulted room by the beautiful cloister of a 15th-century monastery, this restaurant serves refined traditional French cuisine. They also have a carefully selected wine list.
Nightlife nearby
Bars & Clubs in Avignon
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La Cave des Pas Sages
Located in Avignon
Small wine bar situated in one of the cobbled streets of Avignon that hosts regular market stalls.
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Bokao's Nighclub
Located in Avignon
With a varied musical line-up, Bokao's combines good fun and great music.
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Ajmi Jazz Club
Located in Avignon
The Ajmi has played host to numerous talented international Jazz artists, and the Ajmi is classed as one of the top 3 jazz venues in France and is located in the heart of Avignon next to the beautiful Palais des Papes.
Sights nearby
Sights in Provence
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Cathedral Notre Dame des Doms
Located <1 km away
With the arrival of French pope Clement V, Avignon was transformed into a religious and artistic centre. The grand Notre Dame cathedral has existed since the twelfth century, but the current building has been subjected to a number of alterations. The eye-catching gold statue of the Virgin Lady on the top of the tower is six metres in height and weighs 4,500 pounds.
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Palais des Papes
Located <1 km away
This magnificent building was built for Pope Benedict III in 1335 as a residence and a 'grand project'. It's the largest Gothic palace in the world (at 15,000 square metres) and is in the top ten most visited monuments in France (over 650,000 visitors per year).
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Rocher des Doms
Located <1 km away
Located in the heart of Avignon, these wonderful gardens provide great views over the city and a place to escape for an hour or two of peace and quiet. With a pond, fountain and swans, and lush vegetaion it is a charming place to unwind.
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Petit Palais museum
Located <1 km away
The Petit Palais museum owes its name to the familiar name of the Archbishops Palace in which it is installed, name that it was given by reference to the great neighbouring palace: the Palais des Papes.
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Pont St Benezet
Located <1 km away
This famous bridge was first built to link the old town of Avignon to land across the wide River Rhone in Villeneuve Les Avignons. The original bridge ('pont') was built in the 12th century and stretched for around 900m and contained 22 arches.
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Angladon Museum
Located <1 km away
Located in a gorgeous 18th century building int eh centre of Avignon, this museum's mission is to share with the public the wonderful collection of paintings and furniture inherited from the couturier Jacques Doucet (1853-1929).
Golf-clubs nearby
Golf Courses in Provence
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Royal Mougins Golf Course
Located in Mougins
Founded in 1993, the Royal Mougins Golf Club is a course of exceptional quality. Designed by world-famous American architect, the late Robert von Hagge, the par 71, 18-hole course extends for 6,004 m through a lush, wooded vale.
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Domaine de Manville Golf Course, Les Baux
Located in Les Baux-de-Provence
The Domaine de Manville has a renowned architect and landscaper designed 18-hole golf course allying technicality and game attraction in an eco-responsible and respectful way to produce a truly very special course.
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Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Course, Tourrettes
This beautiful golf resort offers two courses, each with 18 holes, set amongst pine and oak trees.
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Golf Course De Taulane
This well-kept golf course is set amongst the natural woodlands of the Southern Alps, about 90 minutes drive inland from Cannes.
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Sainte Victoire Golf Course
Play a relaxing round of golf with magnificent views of Mont Sante Victoire to inspire you.
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Golf Course de Saumane, Isle sur la Sorgue
Located in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Close to Isle sur la Sorgue in the Vaucluse region of Provence lies the 18-hole golf course of Provence Country Club.
Towns nearby
Towns & Villages in Provence
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Villeneuve les Avignon
Located 1.7 km away
Just across the Rhône river from Avignon, Villeneuve les Avignon offers a quieter place to base yourself but still be only a stone's throw from Avignon.
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Châteauneuf du Pape
Located 12.0 km away
Châteauneuf du Pape lies in the heart of the Vaucluse region, 19km to the north of Avignon and 10km south of Orange. It is of course, most famous for the wine it produces, but the village itself is also worth a trip, with its pretty medieval lanes and ruined castle.
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Caumont sur Durance
Located 12.7 km away
Caumont sur Durance lies midway between Avignon and Cavaillon on a small plain near the Durance river.
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Velleron
Located 17.7 km away
Velleron is a small town with around 3,000 inhabitants and can be found around 25km to the east of Avignon, not far from Isle sur la Sorgue.
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Saint Rémy de Provence
Located 18.0 km away
Nestled in the hills of Les Alpilles, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a stylish town much favoured by the creative Parisien set. Its centre is full of narrow medieval alleyways, with fountains and shady squares and wonderful buildings.
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Sarrians
Located 19.6 km away
This small village in the Vaucluse is literally in the centre of things when it comes to wine growing. It has no less than 14 estates and vineyards in its vicinity, producing wines under the Vacqueyras and Côtes du Rhône labels.