The reference might be obscure for many but would have been immediately understood by church leaders as a not-so-veiled threat.

Overlooking the Rhone River on the western edge of Provence is the beautiful city of Avignon, France. Surrounded by a huge wall at least 10 feet thick, this medieval town of cobblestone streets, open ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under the title "Cosmos or The Spirits of Love", French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel presents a ten-meter-high astrolabe on Avignon ...

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 ...

A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case. By Catherine ...

September represents Avignon's sweet spot: after the hectic weeks of the twin theatre and fringe festivals – when beds are like gold dust and the streets are heaving – but the city is still blessed ...

France's world-renowned theatre festival came to a close this week. Euronews Culture looks back at the festival's 77th edition - which proved to be more European than ever. One of the highlights of ...

Avignon's Caumont airport, 8km south-east of the city, is served from London City by CityJet and from Birmingham, Exeter and Southampton by Flybe (0871 700 2000; flybe.com). Bus 21 ( tcra.fr) runs ...