Tenth Post - France, Avignon

 Avignonese Captivity is one of the most heard words in world history class in high school. So this place is always curious for me and wanted to visit.

Avignonese Captivity is not to be missed in the history of Europe. The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1378, during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon, in modern-day France, rather than in Rome. This situation arose from the conflict between the Papacy and the French crown.

 I try to introduce the field of the history of Avignon. Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône River. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city about 12,000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts. Often referred to as the "City of Popes" because of the presence of popes and antipopes from 1309 to 1423 during the Catholic schism, it is currently the largest city and capital of the département of Vaucluse. This is one of the few French cities to have preserved its ramparts. In addition, its historic centre, the palace of the popes, Rocher des Doms, and the bridge of Avignon are well-preserved. It was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. As a showcase of arts and culture, the fame of its annual theatre festival, known as the Festival d'Avignon, has far exceeded the French borders.

The Saint Benezet Bridge is famous bridge of Avignon. This bridge made by Saint Benezet.

So it is called the Saint Benezet Bridge. Erected to Cathedral in the middle of bridge to honor him. Avignon is commemorated by the French children's song, "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" ("On the bridge of Avignon"), which describes folk dancing. The bridge of the song is the Saint Bénézet bridge, over the Rhône River, of which only four arches remain which start from the Avignon side of the river. In fact people would have danced beneath the bridge  where it crossed an island on its way to Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. The bridge was initially built between 1171 and 1185, with an original length of some 900 m, but it suffered frequent collapses during floods and had to be rebuilt several times. Several arches were already missing before the remainder were destroyed in 1660.

Once the massive stage of the event in its history changed, currently people live in the present in the history of Avignon.

This place is not only to give beautiful scenery but also to learn and feel many things.