Nestled along the Rhone River and only a quick 2.5-hour train ride from Paris, Avignon is the perfect city to begin your journey through Provence, one of France's most sought-after regions.

By Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic The reporters spent the past four months returning regularly to Avignon, France, to cover the trial. The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center ...

after a three-month trial that shocked France. Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was found guilty by the court in the southern city of Avignon. He faces the maximum term ...