Pope's Palace (Palais des Papes) Avignon

6, rue Pente Rapide, Avignon , Provence, France - Phone: 33 04 90 27 50 00

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  • Pomp & ceremony

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    travelimmersion 7 contributions Australia May 3, 2012

    It was very interesting to see how the pope's lived. The audio guide provided lots of background information about how life was in the place many hundreds of years ago. There is virtually no furniture in the place and you can see where the damage has been done to some of the rooms during the 'occupation' of it in the second world war but it is still worth a visit. Be prepared for lots of stairs and lots of walking. The cost of admission is not cheap but it is reasonable. Be prepared to be there for at least 2 hours if not more to get through the whole place.

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  • Nice building

    3

    k0k0m0 2 contributions Argentina Oct 5, 1998

    So this was the palace built for the Popes during their 50 year stay at this city during the XIV century.

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