🎭 Needless to introduce the widely famous Avignon bridge on which generations of people have danced in circular motion. But Avignon is much more than that. Taking advantage of its geographical position on the river Rhône, it was over the centuries a prosperous commercial city, and a papal center in France. And nowadays, located on the same train line between Paris, Lyon and Marseille, it also hosts the biggest theater festival in the world. Join this week's conversations on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episodes: Molière (https://youtu.be/d4XFMFivsyw), Bouchon lyonnais (https://youtu.be/ceCJ2518YpE), Jeanne d'Arc (https://youtu.be/-tGpao-Azis) 🔗 (fr) "Pourquoi les papes se sont-ils installés à Avignon ?" https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Catholicisme/France/Pourquoi-papes-sont-ils-installes-Avignon-2017-06-23-1200857550 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frenchconversationgroup/support