Palais des Papes in Avignon

Touring Les Baux, Pont du Gard, Avignon and Chateneuf-du-Pape

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June 12th 2015
Our day started by meeting Cedric, our Viatour driver and guide for the day to Les Baux, Pont du Gard, Avignon and Chateneuf-du-Pape. Besides the four of us, two Americans and two Brits joined us in the van. The day was cooler and cloudier than we had seen so far and under threatening skies, our first stop was Les Baux. We were already here two days earlier but spent the entire 90 minutes eatin ... read more

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