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21 Jul 2016

Excursion From Marseille: The Papal Palace In Avignon


We arrived at Marseille port the day before and I was very excited about the itinerary in Avignon. I must admit that I had actually already visited this little town, but I knew that this time would be very different. In fact, we were going to have a guided tour of the magnificent Papal palace and lunch in a local restaurant. In addition, the day before I attended a lecture on board focusing on the troubled historical period in which Avignon and the Vatican city were in dispute to nominate the Pope, therefore I was able to imagine exactly what the atmosphere would have been like in the Avignon of the Middle Ages.

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Customer Review

Patricia And Timothy Madden

We are back from our lovely cruise booked with you on the Braemar - Danish Waterways, 31st May. Everything was excellent and we enjoyed the ports of call. We took two tours which were very interesting and went ashore ourselves to explore our new destinations. Thank you for your excellent service and professionalism we have already booked with you for next year.

Cruise Line: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Destination: Danish Waterways

Cruise Ship: Braemar