Welcome to the XVIII INTERNATIONAL BOTRYTIS SYMPOSIUM

June 8-12 /2020, AVIGNON - FRANCE

Avignon, for some time capital of Christendom in the Middle Ages, retains the indelible mark of its grandiose destiny : the palais des papes (palace of the popes), the Saint-Benezet brigde, called the « pont d’Avignon », and the ramparts constitute an exceptional complex of monuments listed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites. In addition dozens of churches and chapels, all remains of a past rich in history give the city its unique atmosphere.

European Capital of Culture in 2000, Avignon also has many museums, an opera house / theatre, an exhibition hall and a congress center with installations on the cutting edge of technology located within the outstanding premises of the Palaisdes Papes.

All the beauty of Provence is on your doorstep. Villages perched high up in the Luberon and the Alpilles, the wild Camargue, Roman towns, …

Only 2 hours and 40 minutes from Paris, one hour from Lyon and 30 minutes from Marseille by TGV (high speed train),

Local crops concerned by Botrytis

organizing volunteers:Marc BardinSabine FillingerFrançois LecomptePhilippe NicaudMuriel ViaudAnne-Sophie Walker

Symposium shall be held in Avignon (palais des papes) or surroundings in a place favoring informal exchanges & discussions.