Europe, October 1st, 2000
One of this year's Capitals of Culture this Southern French City Seduces
By nature, Avignon is a drama queen. Poised theatrically above the Rhone River, which lies at its feet like a doting admirer, the city shows off the chiseled outlines of its grandiose papal palace and the three and a half miles of stone ramparts with the supreme self-assurance of a leading lady who has held the spotlight for a very long time.
Avignon first took center-stage in 1309, when the popes, deciding to flee the constant strife among Rome's great families, chose it as their official residence. It was an honor t...
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