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"rue des teinturiers" (dyer street), is the most picturesque
street in the old Avignon historic town. The traditional pavement
consists in pebbles coming from the Durance river. The street run
along a branch of the Sorgue river. It powered many paddle wheels
of which some are still there today. From the 17th to the 19th century,
Avignon was an important manufacturing center for colored and patterned
fabric called "indiennes", still made in Provence.
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July, the teinturiers street comes alive, it becomes a trendy place
of the Festival : seasonal theaters open, restaurants and café
terraces overflow on the pavement street and welcome the public and
the artists for a rest between two performances. 
