Avignon was neat, but now it’s just a fading image in the rear-view mirror. We’re on our way to Chateauneuf du Pape. We’ve heard enough about the wine. We want to see the place for ourselves. Continue reading “A Visit to Chateauneuf du Pape”
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A Connection between Avignon and Chateauneuf du Pape?
We’re in Avignon, on a guided tour of the Palace of the Popes. We’ve just learned that the first pope to settle in Avignon arrived in 1309. He hadn’t planned on moving in permanently, but some invisible force kept him from leaving. Wanna know what it was? I think it had something to do with Chateauneuf du Pape. Continue reading “A Connection between Avignon and Chateauneuf du Pape?”
