Palais des Papes, Avignon

Today was our last day in Avignon and we did a tour of the Palais des Papes, Palace of the Popes. This is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. Once a fortress and palace, construction begin in 1252 AD. During the 14th century the palace was the home of seven consecutive popes.

Today it is a historical and architectural landmark and tourist site, and with around 650 000 visitors per year, regularly putting in the top ten most visited attractions in France. While there wasn’t much in the way of art or furnishings due to an earlier fire, they have a very innovative way of using iPads to show what the rooms would have looked like when the palace was in use. It made the tour very interesting.Lue lisää