Designated European Capital of Culture in 2000, Avignon is also famous for its festival of performing arts, which attracts thousands of visitors every year and receives widespread media attention both at home and abroad.

And while this puts it in the limelight for a few weeks in summer, Avignon is no less vibrant the rest of the year – especially when it comes to wine. The city was declared capital of the Côtes du Rhône in 1996, when Inter Rhône chose Hôtel de Rochegude as its headquarters, and has long had close ties to vine, wine and vineyards. Here are three creative ways to get to know the capital of the Côtes du Rhône.

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