Rhône river, with the partly destroyed Saint Bénézet bridge and Villeneuve-les-Avignon across the river. The tower on the righ side of the…
Bridge by night. According to a legend, in 1177 a teenager sheperd called Bénéze (the local form for "little Benedict") heard the voice of God,…
In 1226 Avignon, which was then at the border but not within the French kingdom, took part in a war against the king of France Louis VIII. The city sustained a…
The bridge was rebuilt and in the 14th century its maintenance was provided by the popes, who were then residing in Avignon. It was damaged one last time by…
Chatelet: connection between the fortified wall and the bridge, the only way to get on the bridge from Avignon.
12th century chapel, former location of the sheperd Bénézet tomb; according to the legend, miracles used to occur here.