Does anyone know where I can find a very large shipping box and then where to go to send it? Hopefully near Avignon. Thanks.

How large is very large? Because the post offices have several size boxes with a flat rate on them, called Colissimos. That means a flat rate for whatever you can fit in it, the weight doesn't matter up to a certain limit, anyway. They aren't cheap, but convenient. They have at least 2 sizes, L (max 5 kg) and XL (max 7 kg), and they cost around 40 euro to send. Now that still isn't that huge, of course, what size do you really need.

see
http://www.colissimo.fr/particuliers...e_produits.jsp

How large is very large? Because the post offices have several size boxes with a flat rate on them, called Colissimos. That means a flat rate for whatever you can fit in it, the weight doesn't matter up to a certain limit, anyway. They aren't cheap, but convenient. They have at least 2 sizes, L (max 5 kg) and XL (max 7 kg), and they cost around 40 euro to send. Now that still isn't that huge, of course, what size do you really need.

see
http://www.colissimo.fr/particuliers...e_produits.jsp

Man that's hard to search from this side...
we use DHL for international documents BUT the website is a bugger to see if they have offices in your vicinity...

Fed Ex? and UPS at least advertise international services

<i>Shipping boxes near Avignon
Posted by: benitakaren on Jun 25, 13 at 1:20pm
Does anyone know where I can find a very large shipping box and then where to go to send it? Hopefully near Avignon.</i>

There are 13 La Poste offices in Avignon. Here is information in English on how to send parcels http://www.laposte.com/Visiting-France.

It may be possible to get around the 7 kg limit and send up to 30 kg in a single box. That's 66 pounds. Can you lift that?

You might be better off using air freight, airport to airport. Check your airline.

Could you ask a vendor of some sort, the glassware people, the art/sculpture dealers who they use?

Here are the postal shipping prices:
http://www.colissimo.fr/particuliers...ernational.jsp

It already has some bubble wrap around it - actually lots. The size is 36 by 50 inches.

I have found the address for Federal Express in Marseille - the airport. Oh well, I already know the way.