Between 1309 and 1377, during the Avignon Papacy, seven successive popes resided in Avignon and in 1348 Pope Clement VI bought the town from Joanna I of Naples. Papal control persisted until 1791 when, during the French Revolution, it became part of France.
On a windy day only one of us gets her hair messed up
Views from the Rocher des Doms (Doms Garden)
The Doms Garden is next to the Cathédrale des Doms and the Papal Palace. It sits above the city ramparts and has a view of the Rhône, and the surrounding region.Carol took a picture of me taking a picture of...
The Pont Saint-Bénézet, better known as the Pont d'Avignon and for the famous French song Sur le pont d'Avignon. Only four of the twenty one piers are left and the bridge ends mid-channel. On one of the piers stands the small Romanesque chapel of Saint-Bénézet.
Carol took a picture of me taking a picture of...
...Fort Saint-André (Villeneuve-lès-Avignon)
Overlooking the Rhône
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The Palais des Papes (Papal Palace)
Seven successive popes lived in Avignon, so the palace was impressive. However, they took all the good stuff back to Rome with them so just the buildings were impressive.
Cathédrale des Doms with a golden statue of Mary overshadowing Christ on the cross
The Streets of Avignon
Across the Rhône
We walked over the bridge and a few miles up the other side of the Rhône from Avignon. A view of the Papal Palace from the bridge
A panoramic of the walking path on the other side
The Pont d'Avignon and Papal Palace from the other side.
Food
Les Tartines at Restaurant Ginette et Marcel. These look like the Tartine croque-monsiuer. The croque-monsieur is the standard ham & cheese grilled sandwich in France. Tartine is an open-faced sandwich. Pretty much what you see. Simple, but yummy.
More tartine from the day we arrived
Fashion
This guy seems to be wearing drapery as an ascot
Odds & Ends
More people taking pictures with their tablets
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