Overlooking the Rhone River on the western edge of Provence is the beautiful city of Avignon, France. Surrounded by a huge wall at least 10 feet thick, this medieval town of cobblestone streets, open ...

The clear night sky over Avignon in southern France was filled with stars. Though it was midsummer with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius during the day, a cool breeze blew through the Cour ...

A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case. By Catherine ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

France's world-renowned theatre festival came to a close this week. Euronews Culture looks back at the festival's 77th edition - which proved to be more European than ever. One of the highlights of ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Men are we,” wrote Wordsworth about Venice, “and must grieve, when even the Shade/ Of that which once was great is ...