Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, France (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/228

In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, dominates the city, the surrounding ramparts and the remains of a 12th-century bridge over the Rhone. Beneath this outstanding example of Gothic architecture, the Petit Palais and the Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms complete an exceptional group of monuments that testify to the leading role played by Avignon in 14th-century Christian Europe.

Sender: famalubel, Sent on: 6 Jan, 2014, Received on: 14 Jan, 2014, Travel time: 8 days