Day 3-- Avignon & Nimes

Gare de Lyon; Palais de Papes; Basilique Saint-Pierre d'Avignon; Pont d'Avignon; Pont du Gard; Maison Carree; Jardins de la Fontaine

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Palais des Papes, Avignon

One of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe.

Once a fortress and palace, the papal residence was the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.

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