Residence Arles

... After relaxing a bit up top, I made my way to the Palace of the Popes. It was built in the 1300's and was the Pope's residence for a while as it was unsafe to stay in Vatican City at that time. It was massive! It was empty inside and was unfurnished, but ...

... ; It just doesn't feel like home without carpeting in my bedroom.  The tile floor makes it feel a little like being in a residence hall again. 4- Showers!  I love being able to stand up straight in the shower and not worry about getting water ...

... the train and lavender grew on the roadsides. We took a day trip to Avignon which is a walled city historically known as the residence of nine popes in the 14th century. The popes built the Palais des Papes in 20 years. It is the biggest Gothic ...

... about 40 minutes this time to see everything. Thankfully there wasn't much in there, aside from the Palais des Papes, the former residence of the pope for a few decades when he got sick o Italy. There were also some Bastille festivals just starting there, ...

... on the river. We took a guided walk thru the city to see the remains of the walls and ramparts, the old buildings, Van Gogh's residence, and Roman ruins! In the center of this old city lies a fairly intact coliseum left from roman times. It is at least ...

... de homens, animais e homens contra animais, termas de águas naturais, fontes e fontanas, palácios, igrejas e catedrais.   Arles é uma cidade murada, muito bonita, que pode-se entrar de carro, porém não se pode estacionar. Passeamos muito ...

... see it all. We also saw Michelangelo's Captive Slave, and a number of other Venus statues, all extremely beautiful.   The Venus of Arles statue was very impressive, and is about the same age as Venus de Milo.  It has only very recently come on ...

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... Escala -  The next morning, August 6, we cycled to Pubol, where the Salvador Dali's late wife, Gala, had her residence. Dali bought and renovated a castle for Gala, complete with all the quirky nuances that one would imagine a residence ...

... the early 1300s and the French Pope Clement V decided he had had enough of the corruption of Italy and moved the Papal residence and operation to Avignon where his people seemed to appreciate him a little more than the Italians.  However, Italy never ...

... scenery even though it rained most of the time. We got in late and weren't sure whether they would hold our room at the Residence Versailles for us but we arrived just as they were turning away a group of people that wanted our room. The place was ...

... Riviera. Glamor and theatricality became reality when Grace Kelly became the princess of Monaco in 1956. Today the Palace remains the residence of the current Prince of Monaco. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take pictures inside the Palace, so no ...

... than the surroundings.  Of course the latter buildings were built as museum spaces while the Winter Palace was a royal residence for many years. We entered the Winter Palace through an entrance foyer called the Jordan Gallery characterized by large ...

... ; We were given some time to walk around the palace grounds of Prince Ranier. The flag was flying when we arrived so he was in residence. Just as we were about to leave the flag was lowered but we did not see him leave.  There was only one souvenir ...

... factory sampling the local produce, including Absinthe followed by spending some time at Schonberg palace, the Hapsbergs summer residence. Spend the night at a classical concert of Mozart and Strauss pieces. September 11th: We cross the border ...

... one of the largest and most important Gothic palaces in Europe. According to wikipedia (and my vague recollection): "Avignon became the residence of the Popes in 1309, when the Gascon Bertrand de Goth, as Pope Clement V, unwilling to face the violent ...