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Avignon was the first city in south of France that I visited back in 2000. Though I can barely remember all the details about the city, but it touched my heart & the emotion still remains with me until today...:-) I took this with my first digital camera, an Agfa ePhoto 1680 (I think)...:-)
Mont Ventoux in the distance, Sur La Pont Du Avignon Centre and the Papal Palace right. In the fore ground a Jet Ski Fest.
Avignon is a city in South France. During the 14th century, the pope was established in Avignon. His residence is called the "Palais des Papes".
For more information (EN) : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_des_Papes
Avignon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in Avignon, above the Palais des Papes.
The cathedral is a Romanesque building, mainly of the 12th century, the most prominent feature of which is the gilded statue of the Virgin which surmounts the western tower. Among the many works of art in the interior, the most beautiful is the mausoleum of Pope John XXII, a masterpiece of Gothic carving of the 14th century. (Wikipedia)