Month: June 2026

Avignon, Monaco and the French Riviera – May 2025

We stopped in Avignon (population approximately 92,000) for a walk around the town before heading to Monaco.

Above photo is the Papal Palace , one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe. Isn’t the architecture wonderful?

  • Archway in Avignon
  • Street in Avignon

We were not in Avignon very long and then to Monaco (population approximately 39,000). We stayed in a hotel on the French Riviera for the night so we were able to see a few things in this area. We also saw the road where the famous Grand Prix car race is held because we drove on it ! I took photos out of the bus window.

  • Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Monaco where Princess Grace and Prince Rainier were married
  • Prince’s Palace of Monaco
  • Over view
  • Courthouse
  • View from above
  • Clint at the yellow submarine !
  • From the bus
  • Fascinating how the buildings are right on the edge of a cliff
  • Grand Prix de Monaco
  • I took these from the bus window!

So next post we will still be in the French Riviera……….I can’ believe it was almost a year ago we were there! Time flies….

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