Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Department of Vacluse, Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
43.9527° Lat, 4.8061° Lon | Map

Code

228

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1995. 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, dominates the city, the surrounding ramparts and the remains of a 12th-century bridge over the Rhone. Beneath this outstanding example of Gothic architecture, the Petit Palais and the Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms complete an exceptional group of monuments that testify to the leading role played by Avignon in 14th-century Christian Europe.