Starting in Barbentane, a short 15 minute drive from Avignon, this gentle and easy walk is great for all abilities of walker. WIth a shady tracks and only a 2 hour and 45 minute round trip you can amble along this walk and enjoy the surrouding scenery.
St Michel de Frigolet Walk
A shaded walk just 15 minutes from Avignon
Walking from Barbentane, which has an incredibly beautiful castle with an amazing interior so is worht popping into you, you will walk to the Abbaye de St-Michel de Frigolet. This walk is only recommended during the week as at weekends it tends to be a little busy.
What to bring
This walk can be found on IGN map 3042 OT
What to see
Sights in Provence
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Musee des Aromes et du parfum, Graveson-en-provence
the Museum of Aroma and Perfume Graveson-en-Provence
Between Alpilles and Montagnette, near Les Baux-de-Provence and St. Remy, the Museum of Aroma and Perfume Graveson-en-Provence welcomes you to the land of fragrances. For nearly twenty years in the former cellars of the Abbey of Saint Michel de Frigolet.
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Collection Lambert
Contemporary art gallery
The Collection Lambert is a wonderful gallery featuring modern art from the 1960's.
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Requien Museum of natural history
Museum and library of the natural world
This museum owes its growth to the naturalist Esprit Requien (1758-1851), who was the most famous of Avignon scientists of his time. From an old middle class family, he devoted himself early to botany. By age 18, he is active in the Botanical Garden of the city of Avignon and is a herbarium that quickly acquired great importance.
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Musée Calvet Fine Art and Archeology
Acknowledged as the 'Musée de France' due to the importance of its collections
The Calvet Museum today houses works of art from the 16th to 20th century, and holds innumerable collections donated or bequeathed by patrons, art lovers and collectors, such as Baron de Montfaucon, Esprit Requien, Noël Biret, the Montlaur family, and recently Marcel Puech.
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Angladon Museum
The art collection of high-fashion pioneer Jacques Doucet
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).
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Palais des Papes
Awe-inspiring palace of the Popes
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).
Where to lunch
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L'Epice & Love Restaurant 
L'Epice & Love Restaurant
Charming homely restaurant serving delicious dishes at fantastic prices
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
Small friendly restaurant with a great selection wines & cheese dishes
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
Beautiful courtyard & local French cuisine in an unusual, magical setting
Located right in the centre of Avignon on a well known shopping street is La Cour d'Honneur.
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Cloitre Saint-Louis Restaurant
Refined restaurant in an old monastery in the centre of 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.
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La Mirande Restaurant
Michelin-starred dining in the La Mirande Hotel next to the Palais des Papes
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
A restaurant and an exceptional wine cellar
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.
What to do
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Provence Wine Tours
Small tailored wine tours in Provence in English
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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Skydive Pujaut Activity Company, Pujaut
Tandem parachute jumps & skydiving school
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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Provence Panorama Tours
Private tours of the area & wine tours in Provence
Provence Panorama offer a wide range of services from airport transfers to wine tours in Provence.
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Garden Golf Course
Friendly golf club with two courses of 18 and 9 holes
In the heart of the rugged Vaucluse region, Garden Golf d’Avignon is surrounded by lakes, mountains and forests.
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Le Petit Train d'Avignon
Offering a memorable journey around the historical city of Avignon
You will discover the city's most beautiful sites: the Popes Palace, classified as worldwide heritage by the UNESCO, the "Rochers des Doms", the old medieval streets and shopping areas, the town's picturesque quarters, and not to forget the famous "Pont d'Avignon"
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Ventoux Decouvertes Tours
Lavender & wine tours, multi-day or personalised tours around Provence
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".
Directions
Starting from outside of Barbentane you want to walk along a shady path that will take you through large pine forests to St Michel de Frigolet. The path can at times be confusing with lots of different directions and not many signs. From the carpark outside of Barbentane you want to take a right after and estate and follow the red, yellow or red, white, red trail markings. Keep heading in a southerly direction and take a wide track which has a small incline. After about an hour follow the parh that is mrked for the abbey. To return follow the same route back, or once you cross the main road follow the path which is parallel to the road as it is less complicated to return.
This lovely walk takes you through some beautiful forestry and along a nice wide path making it perfect as a family walk. The lovely castle in Barbentane means you can spend some time exploring the town at the end of the walk and it makes for the perfect place to stop and have a refreshment.
