Women’s work may not have been glamorous, but it was vital to the workings of the pope’s court and surrounding city.

The palace has 25 rooms open to the public, including the Pope's chamber and private apartments where the nine popes who ruled from Avignon once resided. The gardens provide a lovely reprieve ...

While the main attraction of Avignon is the papal palace towering over the town, there is plenty of history, art, and theater to appreciate in this prosperous city. Its famed indoor market is open ...

When Pope Clement V moved the papal capital from Rome to Avignon in France, his palace needed a steady stream of wine and so the vineyard was planted in Le Barroux. Abandoned for decades, the monks ...