Avignon sits on the left bank of the Rhone in the south of France and enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with temperatures in September and October in the mid 20s. It’s a lovely open city with a great ...

Clinging to a bend in the Rhone River in the south of France, Avignon looks and feels like it stepped out of a medieval fairy tale. While it’s largely famous for its 14th-century heyday as a papal ...

We danced on the bridge at Avignon, my wife, Sandy, and I, an improvised two-step to the familiar French song “Sur le Pont d’Avignon.” The ditty was one reason we came to this ancient walled city in ...

In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, ...

Avignon might not be as famous as Paris, Cannes, or Annecy, but it was once the most important city in Europe. When Popes fled their corrupt city in the 14 th century, they chose Avignon and built ...

In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, ...