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Avignon [French pronunciation: [a.viˈɲɔ̃]] (Latin: Avenio, Arpitan: Avignoun, Occitan: Avinhon), is a commune in south-eastern France in the department of Vaucluse on the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 90,194 inhabitants of the city (as of 2011), about 12,000 live in the ancient town centre enclosed by its medieval ramparts.
Between 1309 and 1377 during the Avignon Papacy, seven successive popes resided in Avignon and in 1348 Pope Clement VI bought the town from Joanna I of Naples. Papal control persisted until 1791 when, during the French Revolution, it became part of France. The town is now the capital of the Vaucluse department and one of the few French cities to have preserved its ramparts.
The historic centre, which includes the Palais des Papes, the cathedral, and the Pont d'Avignon, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The medieval monuments and the annual Festival d'Avignon have helped to make the town a major centre for tourism.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
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Actors: Pyotr Mamonov (actor), Aleksey Ageev (producer), Mikhail Sinyov (producer), Sergey Loban (director), Sergey Loban (editor), Vera Strokova (actress), Jim Avignon (actor), Stepan Devonin (actor), Anton Kuznetsov (actor), Aleksei Podolsky (actor), Marina Potapova (writer), Yevgeny Yerovenkov (actor), Valery Zavodovsky (actor), Aleksey Znamensky (actor), Yuliya Govor (actress),
Plot: It is a movie-riddle, a movie-joke, a movie-labyrinth. 4 parts and 4 travels to the sea, 4 crossed short stories: Love, Friendship, Respect and Cooperation. Heroes of each of the short stories arrive to seaside town, and go through turning fragments of their life. Fragments develop almost synchronously - someone goes mad of love, someone suffers as cannot be understood by friends, someone tries to win father's respect, and someone - to enter into cooperation with partners. As in life, when everyone sees themselves as the center of their own drama, heroes of "Chapiteau" are heroes in their own story, while in other people's stories they are sometimes hardly visible characters. Stories are full of tragic pathos - but this is the way everyone goes through personal drama, when from outside it looks even ridiculous. The more serious character is, the more comic he behaves. Love, Friendship, Respect, Cooperation - colors in which the life, its walls are painted. Going from one strip to another we often do not notice that we run in circles, we live the same situations, we say the same words. And sometimes we find it hard to notice the border between what is happening "in fact" and a chapiteau-show. The film employed professional, semiprofessional and amateur actors.
Genres: Comedy, Musical,More info about travel to Avignon: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/avignon With its large student population and fashionable shops, Avignon is an intriguing blend of medieval history, youthful energy, and urban sophistication. At http://www.ricksteves.com, you'll find money-saving travel tips, small-group tours, guidebooks, TV shows, radio programs, podcasts, and more on this destination.
http://tourvideos.com/ Home to nine popes during the 14th century and one of the most beautiful cities in France today, Avignon is a treasure house of palaces, museums and meandering lanes, surrounded by an old fortified wall that still protects it from modernization. That is one of the beauties of a walled town in Europe: Not only did it protect the town from bandits and invaders during the Middle Ages, but in the 20th and 21st centuries the wall is protecting these historic centers from modernization. This is what the visitors want to see, and it brings in revenue for the city. This city in the heart of beautiful Provence lays claim to dozens of historic monuments, especially the great Palace of the Popes which was gradually enlarged into an imposing fortification during the 60-year ...
http://tourvideos.com/ Avignon in Provence in the south of France, was home to nine popes during the 14th century and is one of the most beautiful cities in France today, Avignon is a treasure house of palaces, museums and meandering lanes, surrounded by an old fortified wall that still protects it from modernization. That is one of the beauties of a walled town in Europe: Not only did it protect the town from bandits and invaders during the Middle Ages, but in the 20th and 21st centuries the wall is protecting these historic centers from modernization. This is what the visitors want to see, and it brings in revenue for the city. Within the wall of Avignon you have a nicely preserved old town, and yet the same time, very modern shops that are way up to date and populated by hip peo...
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/ Website: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15906&grp;_id=8947 For the entire course on 'Church History: Reformation to Modern', see the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgREWf4NFWY1ZaP-falnLFIR9texgvjR
http://tourvideos.com/ Avignon's Old Town is a charming neighborhood of shopping lanes, narrow residential streets and little back alleys, perfect for strolling. Some of these routes are exclusively for pedestrians, especially in the shopping center just southeast of Place de l'Horloge. This historic center can easily be seen on foot in one day, for it is a compact zone about one-half mile wide and long. The curved shape of these streets will keep you guessing what's around the bend, or which museum or monument is coming up next. Streets are level, riddled with little plazas, fountains, trees, some benches, and numerous cafes. While this neighborhood is very old, the shops and galleries are up-to-date with modern interiors and contemporary European items for sale. And at night i...
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http://bit.ly/16dRNtp Suivez notre reporter Mathieu à Avignon pour la journée : tout d'abord visite du palais des Papes, puis une petite danse sur le célèbre Pont d'Avignon, découverte de l'église Saint-Pierre et des autres monuments du centre historique de la ville. Mathieu vous mène ensuite aux Halles pour goûter les produits provençaux et méditerranéens. Après le marché direction les fourneaux ! Le chef jean-Claude Altmayer nous accueille dans sa cuisine : au menu, rouget de la Méditerranée et salade de betteraves. Une fois le fleuve traversé en navette, Mathieu peut se détendre en faisant un tour à vélo sur l'Ile de la Barthelasse.
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For more on Avignon and Provence visit http://www.seeprovence.com/avignon The Palace of Popes, the Pont d'Avignon and the Rocher de Doms are just some of the sights that await in Avignon. One of our favorite cities in Provence Avignon is steeped in history and adorned with some of the most impressive buildings in Provence. Visit, explore, eat and drink. Avignon is the perfect destination for a day trip.
Subscribe Now: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TravelAndDiscover1 ------------------------------------------------ Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the department of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 90,194 inhabitants of the city (as of 2011), about 12,000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts. Between 1309 and 1377 during the Avignon Papacy, seven successive popes resided in Avignon. The town was sold to the papacy by Countess Jeanne of Provence in 1348. Papal control persisted until 1791 when during the French Revolution it became part of France. The town is now the capital of the Vaucluse department and one of the few French cities to have preserved its ramparts. The historic centre,...
Travel video about destination Avignon in France. A famous song that features a bridge takes us into the French Provencal town of Avignon. 'Sur Le Pont D'Avignon': thus begins the world famous French song that is familiar with both young and old alike. It is a song of dance on the Pont Saint Enezet Bridge. Internal disputes in addition to power struggles in Rome transformed Avignon into the new seat of the Pontificate. The impressive Popes' Palace dominates the centre of the town. Its exterior resembles a military fortress rather than a religious residence. A coat of arms above the main entrance is reminiscent of the papal court that was founded by Klemens The Sixth. In 1348 he bought Avignon for 80,000 gold ducats from Johanna The First, Queen of Sicily. During his term of office he adde...
Travel video about destination Provence in France. Marseille is the most important city in Provence.and is situated on the south coast of France.From a distance, one of Marseille’s main landmarks rises high above the harbour: the seafarers’ church of Notre-Dame-De-La-Garde. With abundant internal furnishings, Byzantine arches, golden mosaics and numerous votives it is a splendid structure inspired by Byzantine Romanic design. The most impressive religious building in Marseille is a fortified monastery church that dates back to the 5th century, the mighty Abbaye Saint Victor. Deep down in the rock is an Early Christian crypt and a number of stone sarcophaguses that contain the remains of various holy martyrs that date back to the Roman persecution of the Christians. A boat trip from Cassis ...
Travel video about destination Provence. Marseille is the oldest city in France, the country’s largest commercial harbour and the capital of Provence, an enchanting region full of contrast.The most impressive religious building in Marseille is a fortified monastery church that dates back to the fifth century, the mighty Abbaye Saint Victor. Deep down in the rock is an Early Christian crypt and a number of stone sarcophaguses that contain the remains of various holy martyrs that date back to the Roman persecution of the Christians. Aix-En-Provence, along with its numerous lanes, is one of the most beautiful cities in France. More than forty spectacular fountains help to cool down this ancient town in the hot months of summer when both foreign and French tourists visit the city. ‘Sur Le Pont...
We climb Roman ruins in Nîmes, explore a papal palace in Avignon, and savor vivid views immortalized by van Gogh in Arles. Crossing acres of lavender and wispy vineyards, we explore the Côtes du Rhône and more wonders of the south of France. © 2004 Rick Steves' Europe
Provençal pleasures: Exploring the gastronomy, cultural spaces and sun-soaked beauty of Arles and Avignon. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: http://nyti.ms/1IOwNOt Produced by: FRITZIE ANDRADE, STEFANIA ROUSSELLE, LOUIE ALFARO, MAX CANTOR, CHRIS CARMICHAEL and AARON WOLFE Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1NghLEu Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: http://bit.ly/timesvideonewsletter Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo Instagram: http://instagram.com/nytvideo Facebook: https:/...
The Best & Worst of Visiting Provence, France. Vacationing in the lavender fields, visiting historic sights & cities, there is so much to love about Provence, but with tourists all around during the summer and the need to drive to visit some of the top sights there are many things to love and a few things that might annoy you about visiting. Tourist information and help on visiting Provence, France. Filmed in Arles, France Copyright Mark Wolters 2015 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZj1H0ymhvk 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tHYrLMI1o 10 Things That Will Shock You About France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoX798oUsf8 France vs The USA: What You Should Know Before You Visit France https://www.yo...
Avignon is a fascinating city with many things to see: Medieval Wall Old city center is surrounded by fortress walls. 7 bis rue de Trois Faucons 17th century townhouse, (our palace-apartment). Place de l'Horloge Town square flanked by public buildings. Palais de Papes Built by several Popes ruling in the14th century. Fortress-like palace occupied by 7 French Popes, 1309-1377. Notre Dame des Doms Primary cathedral of Avignon, established during French papacy. Rocher des Doms, Gardens & grounds surrounding Notre Dame des Doms, Ville Neuve-les Avignon, across river, was built to counter-act strength of Avignon fortress, Pont Saint-Benezet Reconstruction of ancient bridge was abandoned after repeated destruction by floods. (Begun 1177) Made famous by a French children...
I spent a life time knocking round
the same old patch of concrete,
I waste all my time breaking rocks
and painting smiles on my feet.
I seize the end
for we drift toward the blue shore
send the birds along
I'm not waiting for this day
She's my little sad eyes,
I'm her bluest boy,
She's my little sad eyes,
I'm her bluest boy,
I've become a weapon,
She's my little sad eyes
She's become a toy,
I'm her bluest boy
You may call me a fool
destination to no end
I may cast the anchor
down into the bottom of this well
I dreamt about the train we somehow lost,
That bled those giant marbles made
Of sand for us
I wrote all night, Free man, Alright!
Big Day, All smiles. Burned all their files!
I wrote all night, free man, Alright!
Big Day, All smiles. Burned all their files!
I wrote all night, free man, Alright!