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Avignon city of the popes

The monuments of Avignon
The Popes' Palace


The Bridge of Avignon - The Popes' Palace - The Petit Palais - Avignon City Walls
The Church Saint Pierre - The street of Teinturiers - The Rocher des Doms



Jean Froissart, poet and contempory chronicler of the era, described the palace as "the most beautiful and biggest house in the world". Since the Middle Ages, the richness and brilliance of the pontifical court has faded, but the palace remains, a superb fortress raising its imposing walls to the sky and testifying to the strength of the Supreme Pontiffs, whose power was as much temporal as spiritual. It was built between 1335 and 1352, under the pontificates of Benedict XII and Clement VI. It is the largest gothic palace in the world.


The Bridge of Avignon - The Popes' Palace - The Petit Palais - Avignon City Walls
The Church Saint Pierre - The street of Teinturiers - The Rocher des Doms

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