one of France's most sought-after regions. 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 ...

Image The Palace of the Popes. Nine pontiffs (some ... Pelicot last week on the gates of the Avignon courthouse.Credit...Sylvain Thomas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images One tangible impact ...

AVIGNON, France — The buttery yellow ramparts ... when Pope Clement V moved there from Rome and built his palace and the walls. Eight more popes — some of them disputed — stayed there.