Spring 2022
Discover Paris in the spring, Caen in Normandy and its marvellous markets plus Yvoire, a picturesque village on the edge of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie. Explore Saint-Omer, a historic city in the far north that's full of secrets and treasures, and Evian, where Frankenstein's monster stayed! Head with us to Metz in Lorraine to find out about its incredible past, La Couvertoirade, one of the prettiest villages in France, and the UNESCO heritage of Avignon. Guides, gorgeous photos, what's new in France, the best tours and delicious recipes from the legendary Le Nôtre bakery in Paris - and more.
Discover Paris in the spring, Caen in Normandy and its marvellous markets plus Yvoire, a picturesque village on the edge of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie. Explore Saint-Omer, a historic city in the far north that's full of secrets and treasures, and Evian, where Frankenstein's monster stayed! Head with us to Metz in Lorraine to find out about its incredible past, La Couvertoirade, one of the prettiest villages in France, and the UNESCO heritage of Avignon. Guides, gorgeous photos, what's new in France, the best tours and delicious recipes from the legendary Le Nôtre bakery in Paris - and more.
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two more Popes to reign in France, it split<br />
the church for 39 years, but in the end Rome<br />
was the victor. The Popes Palace in Avignon<br />
became a residence for visiting dignitaries<br />
and fell into disrepair. During the French<br />
Revolution it became a prison and then<br />
was turned into a barracks for Napoleon’s<br />
soldiers. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that<br />
the magnificence of the building was once<br />
again recognised and it became a public<br />
museum in 1906.<br />
Twenty-five rooms in the palace are open<br />
to visitors including the former Indulgence<br />
Window where the Pope gave blessings to<br />
the crowds below, the grand formal rooms<br />
which held banquets and ceremonies,<br />
the Treasury, the private chapels and<br />
apartments with priceless frescoes.<br />
Petit Palais<br />
The palace is surrounded by other<br />
monuments including the former residence<br />
of Bishops, known as the Petit Palais. It’s not<br />
actually that petit and covers an impressive<br />
3000 m² with two inner courtyards. It was<br />
rebuilt in the 15th century on the site of a<br />
former palace built to house Archbishop<br />
Julien de la Rovère who later became Pope<br />
Jules II. It’s now a museum with an extensive<br />
collection of artworks of the Middle Ages<br />
and the Renaissance including works by<br />
Botticelli and Carpaccio.<br />
Notre-Dame des Doms<br />
Cathedral<br />
Next to the Palais des Papes is the<br />
Cathedral of Notre Dame des Doms,<br />
which was built in 1150 in the Provençal<br />
Romanesque style and predates the Papal<br />
complex. Gothic style chapels were added<br />
between the 14th and 17th centuries. Atop<br />
the cathedral’s bell tower, a 20-foot gilded<br />
statue of the Virgin Mary presides over the<br />
surroundings.<br />
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