C.W. Post Department of Music

Concert Tour 2006. Spain and France

Long Island University • C.W. Post Campus • School of Visual and Performing Arts

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Agenda for May 25

From the Tour Itinerary

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast at hotel
9:00 a.m.	Board coach for transfer into the city of Nîmes
10:30 a.m.	Arrive in Nîmes. Morning at leisure to explore Nîmes independently. The city is a veritable living museum of Roman treasures including a magnificent amphitheater and a splendid temple
Afternoon	Independent lunch in Nîmes
3:00 p.m.	Board coach and depart for Avignon
3:30 p.m.	Arrive in Avignon. Pope Clement V moved the papal court from Rome to Avignon in 1309.  Seven official popes reigned here. Massive ramparts surround the town
4:00 p.m.	Meet guides in front of the Papal Palace and begin a guided tour. After touring the Palace, visit the Jardin des Doms for beautiful views of the Rhone River Free time to explore Avignon independently. Sites include the Avignon Bridge made famous by the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon." There is also great souvenir shopping!
Evening	Independent dinner in Avignon Return to hotel

Links

• About Nîmes
• About Avignon. More
• The Popes' Palace
• The Popes in Avignon
• The Rhone River

Notes

• Nîmes' great passion is bullfighting
• Many references say the fabric denim got its name from the phrase "serge de Nîmes"
• Avignon is a twin city of New Haven, CT
• Composer Olivier Messiaen was born in Avignon

Department of Music
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548
(516) 299-2474
music@cwpost.liu.edu
C. Culver, Chairman