Place: Avignon, France
Weather: Sunny and windy, 32/56F.
Route: From Marseille 103 km NNW on A7.
Significance: For 70 years in the 14th century, the seven successive popes lived in Avignon. The papal palace and a 12th century bridge are among the structures still standing from that time period.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
The town from the opposite side of the Rhone river (from whc.unesco.org)
The city walls in the foreground and papal palace in the background (from whc.unesco.org)
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