Palais des Papes
We went to the Palais des Papes when our boat ported in Marseilles for the day. We had original planned on biking through Provence using Aix en Provence, but given it was Sunday, we were unable to find bikes to rent! We ended up changing course and deciding to go to the Papal Palace in Avignon. It is one of the top 10 tourist sites in France. We bought tickets to the Palais in advance. We booked the ticket for both the palace and the bridge. Interestingly enough the ticket gets booked through a central site for all of Avignon, which I'll admit I found a little confusing. We took the train in and when you walk out of the train station, the palace is about 15 minute walk straight out of the main train station. With the prepaid tickets, we walked right up and were admitted into the museum. We also took the virtual media guides. They are basically iPads with audio. They sense where they are i...