🇫🇷 Avignon|The light of theocracy in the Middle Ages
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💐Avignon is an important stop on the trip to Provence in southern France. It has medieval Roman ruins and a world cultural heritage.
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🏰The town is surrounded by ancient city walls, and the beautiful Rhone River meanders outside the city walls. 🌳Far away, fresh green grass covers the slightly undulating fields, dotted with dark green woods. 🌵The golden sunlight is lightly sprinkled on the small lakes and rivers in the distance, reflecting the phosphorescent waves.
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🌹The air, sunlight, grass, and rivers here are all very pure. This peaceful and serene landscape painting is difficult for any painter to copy.
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💗Recommended attractions
1️⃣Palace of the Popes
From 1390 to 1377, Catholicism moved from the Vatican in Rome to Avignon. The Palace of the Popes was the palace where the seven popes lived during this period. The Palace of the Popes is the largest Gothic palace in the world and was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1995.
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2️⃣Avignon Cathedral
Located next to the Palace of the Popes, it is a Romanesque building built in the 12th century.
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3️⃣Avignon Broken Bridge
A medieval bridge built between 1171 and 1185, with an original length of 900 meters, was destroyed by floods in 1668, and only 4 of the original 22 arches remain. You can buy a ticket to visit the Broken Bridge, or you can overlook it from the Rock Park.
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4️⃣ Rock Park
The Rock Park is a park built on top of a rock on the banks of the Rhone River. It is a good place to overlook the river and the Broken Bridge.
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5️⃣ Clock Tower Square / Town Hall / Opera House
The Clock Tower Square was the market square of Avignon in ancient Rome. Now the town hall, opera house and a carousel are located on the square.
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6️⃣ Avignon City Wall
Surrounding the entire old city, it is 4.3km long and was built by the Pope in the 14th century.
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7️⃣ Republic Street
The main road of the old city of Avignon, connecting to the Clock Tower Square in the north, is about 800 meters long.
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🚗Avignon is the most important city in Provence. You can stay in Avignon and visit Provence.