Palace of the Popes, Avignon

Do you really know the Palace of the Popes in Avignon? Did you know that it is the biggest Gothic palace in the world! That it was built in less than 70 years by the Popes, and that today there are 25 rooms open to your visit? That it also served as a military barracks, and is used as a theatrical stage, a cultural setting for prestigious exhibitions?

Contact

Place du palais
84000 Avignon

+33 432 74 32 74
officetourisme@avignon-tourisme.com
www.palais-des-papes.com

The visitor can see over 20 rooms, scenes of historic events, in particular the pope’s private chambers and the frescoes painted by the Italian artist Matteo Giovannetti. The Popes’ Palace also offers the visitor continuous cultural activities throughout the year.

The ticket includes the visit of the Palace of the Popes as well as the histopad which is a touch pad that allows to live  a temporal immersion in the major parts of the monument, entirely re-constituted as they could be in the 14th century.

IMPORTANT: 

Each visitor must go to the line for pre-paid tickets and present their Avignon City Pass or Vaucluse Provence Pass.  

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Pope's Palace, Avignon

VISIT INCLUDED IN THE PASS

Each visitor must go to the line for pre-paid tickets and present their Avignon City Pass or Vaucluse Provence.

OPENING HOURS
From February 4 to February 28, 2023: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (last entry 5:00 pm)
From March 1 to November 5, 2023: 9am to 7pm (last entry 6pm)
From November 6, 2023 to December 22, 2023: 10am to 5pm (last entry 4pm)
From December 23, 2023 to December 31, 2023: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (last entry 5:00 pm)

GOOD TO KNOW
- Duration of the visit: about 1h30/2h00
- Ticket to be used strictly on the day and time chosen
- The Pontifical Gardens are not included in this ticket
- Pets are not allowed on the tour (except guide dogs)
- No dragons (histopads)
- Baby carrier available
-Strollers must be left in the locker
-The rooms closed to the visit are the rooms of the cameraman and the notary
-Reservation of a time slot is compulsory, including for free visitors
-Due to a large number of steps, the visit to the monument is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Thematic of the place

Avignon City Pass|Musuems and monuments|Vaucluse Provence Pass

Public price
Plein : €12.00
Price with the pass
Plein : Free
Pope's Palace, Avignon

Palazzo - Eva Jospin

From 30 Jun 2023 to 7 Jan 2024

From June 30 to January 7, 2024, for its major annual exhibition, the Palais des Papes offers a dreamlike discovery of the works of visual artist Eva Jospin, distributed in several rooms of the monument.

Place du Palais
Place du Palais
84000 Avignon
France

+33 432 74 32 74
officetourisme@avignon-tourisme.com

Price :
Free

Accessibility


  • Histopad with hearing aid function