Eurostar Short Trip to Avignon

Today in the hectic life, the concept like short-breaks and weekend-trips are gaining ground with a rapid speed. The reason for increasing popularity is lack of time and money that long trip demands. It is always a fabulous idea to take a short break and enjoy life and it act like refresh button in your life.

Today we will find an array of choices and great deals that won't cost much. To make the best of your time and money all you need is to choose smartly and wisely.When it come to short breaks and week-end trips Eurostar have lot to offer to you in the beautiful continent of Europe.

Some of the well known Eurostar short-break ideas include Paris, Lille, Disney land, Brussels etc here is one Eurostar short break idea that you can enjoy with your family or friends in the beautiful country of France. The article gives a brief idea why to choose it as your holiday destination for Eurostar short break or weekend trip and how to reach there.

Avignon

The beautiful city of Avignon can be a fantastic place for your short-break or weekend trip. This city homes something for every visitor visiting Avignon.It is an ancient city also known as the city of popes. It is situated in central southern France.

The geography of city is really striking with River Rhone and huge rocky cliffs encircling it. Some of the major tourist attractions of the place include the ancient place of popes which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Historical Avignon Bridge also known as Pont d' Avignon, build in 12th century also forms a major tourist attraction.

Famous Avignon Festival

The best time to be in Avignon is July when the famous Avignon Festival take place, it is known as " Festival in ". It is world renowned Theatre festival and continues for 3-4 weeks. It was founded in 1947 and was now the oldest continuing arts festival of France. The festival is jam-packed with artist performing dances, Theatre, traditional Theatre performances, cinema and much more.

Getting there is really easy; Eurostar runs direct services from London to Avignon making it a perfect short break. In summers i.e. between July and September there is direct Eurostar from Avignon to Lille. The high speed Eurostar makes the long journey surprisingly shorter and just takes 6 hours to reach Avignon.

During Avignon festival time in July you will find direct Eurostar deals.During other time of year i.e. October to june, you just need to make a one single station change at Paris to catch high speed TGV. However you don't need to buy separate Eurostar Tickets from Paris to Avignon, since Eurostar had a tie-up with French TGV.

The Avignon TGV station where Eurostar and TGV will land you is about two miles away from the main city-centre. There are many options to reach the town-centre, you can hire a taxi, or if you love to stroll you can also choose it but the best option is shuttle bus that is very frequent from the station.

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