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Clinging to a bend in the Rhone River in the south of France, Avignon looks and feels like it stepped out of a medieval fairy tale ... that put Avignon on the map. In 1305, a French pope was ...

Clinging to a bend in the Rhone River in the south of France, Avignon looks and feels like it’s stepped out of a medieval fairy tale ... that put Avignon on the map. In 1309, a French pope ...

Clinging to a bend in the Rhône River in the south of France, Avignon looks and feels like the backdrop of a medieval fairy tale ... that put Avignon on the map. In 1309, a French pope was ...

If you ever wondered about the power of the Catholic church in medieval Europe, you get a pretty good sense of it in Avignon. The palace -- actually two palaces -- is really a medieval fortress ...

AVIGNON, FRANCE—Two mistakes to avoid here: Don’t try crossing the bridge from the famous children’s song, “Sur le pont d’Avignon,” or you’ll end up in the Rhône River.