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Avignon / France
The historic centre, which includes the Palais des Papes, the cathedral, and the Pont d'Avignon, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The medieval monuments and the annual Festival d'Avignon have helped to make the town a major centre for tourism.
De 1309 a 1377, sete papas franceses se sucederam em Avignon, para grande desgosto de Roma.
Os Sumos Pontífices viveram a boa vida em seu palácio e foram invejados por todos.
Hoje, o palácio abriga os eventos "In" do Festival d'Avignon, enquanto o "Off" acontece dentro das muralhas.
A excepcional riqueza arquitetônica de Avignon foi reconhecida em 1995 com a nomeação do Palais des Papes e Pont Saint Bénézet como Patrimônio Mundial da Unesco.
Historical town Avignon, Southern France, seen from plane (Lübeck - Marseilles, Fensterplatz links, lol)
Here's my view out over Avignon from the Rocher des Doms garden -- with the sounds of little kids playing and feeding the ducks in the background. I sat up on the wall here, basking in the sun and writing in my journal, for about a half-hour, enjoying the scene. The skies were uniformly hazy the entire time we were in France -- lots of woodsmoke, I think, as something ALWAYS seemed to be burning on the horizon -- & sometimes it made for crappy photography, but here it looks kind of nice.
Besichtigung des Papstpalastes in Avignon. - Visite du Palais des Papes en Avignon. - Visit of the Palace of the Popes in Avignon.
Villeneuve-les-Avignon
The medieval town of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon sits on the banks of the Rhône opposite Avignon. It is dominated by the imposing Fort Saint-André, which stands on top of a hill and has well-preserved 14th century ramparts. The charterhouse of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon shelters peaceful cloisters and an artistic centre.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and the city of the Popes: only the Rhône separates them, but history indisputably links them.
Around the year 1000, the Abbey of St André was built by the Benedictines on Mount Andaon. The town of Saint André then became a fortress and military outpost, under the influence of King Philippe Le Bel - eager to control access to the Rhône between Avignon and the Gard - after its attachment to the French crown.
Fortress town where life was good in the 14th century; built on hills and largely wooded; the commune of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is then considered as a suburb of Avignon. At that time, just like Avignon, it saw its economic growth surge. Cardinals and other prelates built vast villas to stay there or delivered them out of sight, ensuring their comfort and security.
It should be noted that the Saint Bénezet bridge, from the 13th century, connected to the Tour Philippe le Bel, has modified and facilitated travel, and particularly commercial relations - even if before and after its destruction the crossing of the Rhône was done above all by small boat.
However, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon was abandoned in the 15th century, following the departure of the papal court.