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georgeprinzen loves Avignon because central to whole provance region
johnuyeno loves Avignon because 7.5/10. +quiet, provincial town, authentic, genuine attitudes, papal palace, meandering river, idyllic
megan loves Avignon because it's so cute & has great food.
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What is Avignon
Avignon is one of the major cities of Provence, in Southern France. It is the main city of the département of Vaucluse, and is located on the banks of the Rhône river. Avignon was one of the European Cities of Culture in 2000.
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world66.com
"Rocher des Doms Ramps from the Palais des Papes lead up past the Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms to the Rocher des Doms ,the site of Avignon's earliest settlement."
cityguide.travel-guides.com
"As they were not particularly strong fortifications, the Popes relied instead on the immensely strong fortifications of their palace, the " Palais des Papes "."
en.wikipedia.org
"The Palais they built, 'Le Palais des Papes,' is the world's largest Gothic edifice."
wikitravel.org
"Avignon, situated in the heart of the Vaucluse region in the south of France, is famed for two celebrated attractions -Le Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace) and Pont St Bénezet (the bridge made famous in the ditty ‘Sur le pont d'Avignon, on y danse, on y danse...')."
cityguide.travel-guides.com
"On the southern side of the walled city is the power statement that is Palais des Papes, home to the papacy for over 60 years after Clement V fled a troubled Rome in 1306."
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sylvanito66 from Switzerland wrote about Avignon 4 years, 7 months ago
Very nice historical city but so dirty!!!
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