The Great Tours: Experiencing Medieval Europe Season 1 Episode 9 Avignon?The Babylonian Captivity

Traveling now to France, contemplate the unusual history of Avignon as the 14th-century seat of the papacy--an era that created the medieval city we see today. Visit the extensive circuit of medieval walls, the great Romanesque cathedral with its splendid papal tombs, and the imposing buildings of the Palace Square.