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Avignon
Avignon, France
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Close Call in Avignon
This is a top pick! ... I was taking pictures of most everything, yet now, I am not so easily impressed. At least I can still appreciate a good view. Luckily, Avignon has several hills from which one can get a view of the city and some of the more imposing sights. My last day ...
Saint Benezet Patron Saint of Architects!
This is a top pick! Saw two UNESCO Heritage sites here: the Saint-Benezet Bridge and the Palais de Popes. Learned that architects have a Patron Saint-Benezet. Good to know, we really need it at times! Our cute hotel was located right outside the ...
France rocks!
This is a top pick! ... in our round-the-world itinerary. We were not disappointed! Saint Victor la Coste is located approximately 15 miles north of Avignon in the Rhone valley. We slept in a room of a three-story stone house constructed by volunteers in years past, worked ...
Two Euro lunch stop
This is a top pick! Our stop in Avignon was just long enough for a short stroll along the river bank to streach the legs and take a few photos of the half built bridge and the city wall. I'm not sure if this little town needs much more time than ...
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Pope's Palace (Palais des Papes)
6, rue Pente Rapide, Avignon, Provence, France
The massive Gothic palace where Roman Catholic popes resided following the Great Schism in the 14th century.
St. Benezet Bridge (Pont d'Avignon)
Rhone River, Avignon, Provence, France
Also known as the St. Bezenet Bridge, this legendary monument on the Rhone River was built during the 12th century by an inspired young shephard.
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Be careful in France
Posted by nimoo
... the SIXT at airport)with my three workmates to Provence of South France- Marseilles,Toulon,and Nice then to Saint Tropez,Arles,Nimes and Avignon for a vacation tour. At about 20:00 we had just arrived in Nice,19 Aug ,we parked the car at the road by the ...
Grape Harvest in France
Posted by gyl.johnson
... in one of countless grape harvest festivals in France during the same period. Three big ones are in; Tarascon(Oct 7 & 8), Avignon(mid October) and Bordeaux-Aquitaine (mid October). Wine festivals are easy to pinpoint with any local tourist office.
Rhone-Saone cruise
Posted by davshkl
We are going to take a Rhone-Saone river cruise with stops in Lyon, Macon, Chalon sur Saone, Avignon and Arles in the end of March. Travel agency offers guided tours, but they are pretty expensive. Can anybody suggest - where we can walk ourselves ...
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