Faith renewed, old friends greet each other outside Nôtre Dame de Romégas church in La Tour-d'Aigues. Provence has long been Catholic country. For much of the 14th century the city of Avignon was home to the pope and was the center of Western Christendom.
—From "Essence of Provence," September 1995, National Geographic magazine
Journey back to the 1100s when France first dared to fashion heaven's image in soaring cathedrals of stone with this gallery of images from photographer James L. Stanfield.
Markets and antique shops populate the quintessentially French town of Provence. Immerse yourself in the culture that inspired the likes of Van Gogh, Matisse and Cezanne.
