Avignon

In March we visited Avignon via train, stopping overnight in Lille there and back. It is a historic walled town on the river Rhone in the south of France. It is famous for its bridge that goes half way across the river that used to collapse periodically and also the Palace of the Popes that used to reside there in the 13th century. Also good for wandering around looking in shops / cafe’s etc. Wines are good here, there is a nearby village Châteauneuf-du-Pape where the wine of the same name comes from.