Geography
Provence Quiz
Marseille, Aix, lavender fields, the Pope at Avignon, and Mediterranean France — how well do you know Provence?
Marseille, Aix, lavender fields, the Pope at Avignon, and Mediterranean France — how well do you know Provence?
Avignon's Palais des Papes is the largest Gothic palace in Europe — built when 7 Popes ruled from France instead of Rome from 1309 to 1377. From Greek-founded Marseille to Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire and the lavender plateaus of Valensole, Provence has soaked up Roman aqueducts, papal popes, post-Impressionist painters, and the Mistral wind for over 2,500 years.
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You'll explore Marseille's Phocaean origins and Aix-en-Provence's Cézanne, the Avignon Papacy and the broken Pont d'Avignon, Roman remains at the Pont du Gard and Arles, the Camargue's flamingos and white horses, lavender fields and Côtes du Rhône wines, dishes like bouillabaisse, ratatouille, and tapenade, the Mistral wind, and the post-Impressionist masters who flocked to Provençal light.
Paul Cézanne was born and died in Aix-en-Provence in southern France. His home and studio, the Atelier Cézanne, can still be visited in Aix, near the Mont Sainte-Victoire he painted dozens of times.
The Mistral is a strong, cold, dry north-northwesterly wind that funnels down the Rhône Valley toward the Mediterranean. It can exceed 100 km/h and traditionally blows in cycles of 3, 6, or 9 days.
Seven Popes resided in Avignon from 1309 to 1377, an era often called the Avignon Papacy or the Babylonian Captivity of the Church. They built the Palais des Papes, today the largest Gothic palace in Europe.
Last updated: May 2026