AdvertisementInspirationCruises Port guide: Avignon, France Brian Johnston August 3, 2026 — 6:42pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Sail on in Avignon’s truncated Saint-Bénézet Bridge and medieval walls. Going ashore Medieval popes put this southern French town on the map by building a mighty residence where they lived in exile for a century. Their austere palace, more fortress, is empty of furnishings, but your cruise tour guide will help bring it to life. iStock Avignon is a great town for walking and that may suffice as you soak up the street life and medieval architecture.