The Palais Des Papes in Avignon which became the residence of the Popes in 1309, when the Papal Curia temporarily abandoned war torn Italy and moved to Avignon, a period known as the Avignon Papacy. Today it is one of the most visited historical sites in Provence, France. Photo by Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop, who has just returned from a working trip to the region.