Fields and fields of lavender welcomed us as we drove through Provence in the south of France. We smelled wild thyme and lavender in the air and heard the symphony of cicadas perched on red-tile roofs ...

Avignon is a city that proudly wears its scars. TRAVELBOOK author Frank Lehmann visited and reveals why the rugged sister of Aix-en-Provence tells the better stories. Southern France is a wonderful ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Men are we,” wrote Wordsworth about Venice, “and must grieve, when even the Shade/ Of that which once was great is ...

Avignon might not be as famous as Paris, Cannes, or Annecy, but it was once the most important city in Europe. When Popes fled their corrupt city in the 14 th century, they chose Avignon and built ...

In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, ...

Under the title "Cosmos or The Spirits of Love", French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel presents a ten-meter-high astrolabe on Avignon’s Place de l'Horloge as part of his performance in the city’s ...

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