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Touring Châteauneuf

Captivating restaurants and history abound, but powerful wines remain the top attraction

By Bruce Schoenfeld

History buffs will appreciate Châteauneuf-du-Pape as the summer residence of the Avignon popes during the Babylonian Captivity of the 14th century and as a fully formed medieval town. Romantics will.....

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