Located on the banks on the Rhône River in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur region, Avignon is known as the City of the Popes. Its historic centre, comprising the the Papal Palace, the Episcopal ...

The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the ...

The Vatican Archives’ account registers make it possible to trace who was paid and for what at the medieval papal court in Avignon, where the papacy was based for most of the 14th century.

The palace has 25 rooms open to the public, including the Pope's chamber and private apartments where the nine popes who ruled from Avignon once resided. The gardens provide a lovely reprieve ...

While the main attraction of Avignon is the papal palace towering over the town, there is plenty of history, art, and theater to appreciate in this prosperous city. Its famed indoor market is open ...

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A 15th-century painting of the papal palace in Avignon, from the artist workshop of Maître de Boucicaut. Bibliothèque Nationale via Wikimedia Commons Working day – and night Many other women ...