Visit Avignon

One of the delights of Southern France is Avignon - I keep returning as it is quite inspiring but I would avoid July and August as it can be very hot! Viaror;s Things to Do network has a great article on Avignon - here is an extract ...

“On the bridge of Avignon, we all dance there, we all dance there. On the bridge of Avignon,
 we all dance there in a ring.”

It’s this 15th century song, sung by children all around the world still today, that brings many people to Avignon. Inspired by the dancing that used to happen under the bridge in cafes during medieval times – the song at some time transformed into On the bridge – and I wonder how many people do a little jig on this bridge in homage to childhood memories of singing the nursery rhyme.

But there’s more to Avignon than just its bridge. A well preserved medieval city in Provence, it’s one of the few in France to still have its ramparts intact – one of the best medieval city walls still in existence – and many of its important medieval buildings. During the Catholic schism of the 14th century, the popes settled here and built impressively, including the Papal Palace. The next door 12th century cathedral has an impressive tomb for Pope John XXII.

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