Advantages: Full of interesting things Disadvantages: But not to the very young
...it. Avignon was home to the papacy for nearly a century, at a time notorious for papal greed and corruption. The church was big business: apart from quasi-legitimate income from tithes and bequests, a spiritual protection racket was in full swing with the sale of pardons and indulgences, plus religious relics and similar trinkets, not to mention back-handers for clerical appointments. As you might expect, the hub of such activities acted like a magnet ... ...the city’s prosperity. Avignon had been having a thin time of it, having suffered the consequences of backing the wrong side in the Albigensian Crusade, but now the population surged, multiplying tenfold to about 40,000, making it one of the largest cities in Europe at the time. With this came a boom in construction – ecclesiastical, civil and military. Many of the monuments that visitors flock to see today date from this period. Avignon’s importance ...
torr 08.11.2009 (19.11.2009)
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Advantages: lots to see Disadvantages: lots to hear
...I have been in Avignon for a week and we came back last Thursday with some regrets.....
... let me tell you so that you don't do the same mistakes....
Avignon is a very interesting city in the Provence, South of France.
Famous for the un-repaired bridge and the Pope Palace, Avignon offers culture and lots of restaurants.
Hubbie and I like eating - and we spent half a monthly wage and nearly all our time in restaurants.
DON'T DO THIS!
Hubbie ... ...very interesting graveyard. Avignon has an strange smell - some parts smell like cinnamon, other parts smell like pee. If you like shopping, you like Avignon - but if you are above size 12 - you don't! The French ladies seem to be very very slim (how do they manage this with all the nice food?) and all clothing I liked was size 6-10 (pretty disappointing really).
Southampton offers a direct flight to Avignon and taxi from A-Airport to the city is ...
vixana 26.09.2006
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Advantages: Easy to get to as it is on the TGV route. Disadvantages: Tends to be on the way to somewhere else.
...the river and wetland surrounding Avignon but now there are just 4 left standing. This in itself is worth seeing but add a tour of the Pope's palace, built in the 24th century and the centre of the walled city,a stroll around the gardens followed by a coffee outside one of the many restaraunts around the palace forecourt and you have a day to remember.
If, unlike us, you choose the right time to visit, July - August , you could enjoy an Arts Festival ...
magilacudy 10.07.2006
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