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08/08/2021 : Avignon, place du Palais-des-Papes, palais des Archevêques, musée du Petit Palais
La Vierge et l'Enfant avec saint Laurent, saint Pierre martyr, saint évangéliste et saint Blaise (Pier Francesco Fiorentino, Toscane, XVe siècle)
Papal Palace and Residence.
Often referred to as the "City of Popes" because of the presence of popes and antipopes from 1309 to 1423 during the Catholic schism, it is currently the largest city and capital of the département of Vaucluse. This is one of the few French cities to have preserved its ramparts, its historic centre, the palace of the popes,
Rocher des Doms, and the bridge of Avignon. It was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO under the criteria I, II and IV.