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Different rates are offered, individual, group, family, school, TO - CE. Remember to inquire on the page below.
Full price
€12
Reduced price
€10
Child rate (8-17 years old)
€6,50
Palace + Gardens
€14,50 – reduced: €11,50
Palace + Bridge
€14,50 – reduced: €11,50
Schedules
The Palais des Papes is open every day, all year round. The last admission to the cash desks is 1 hour before the monument closes. Access for groups from 9am.
From 01 / 01 to 03 / 02
10h - 17h
From 04 / 02 to 28 / 02
10h - 18h
From 01 / 03 to 05 / 11
9h - 19h
From 06 / 11 to 22 / 12
10h - 17h
From 23 / 12 to 31 / 12
10h - 18h
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The Palace is open from 9 a.m. to 19 p.m. until November 5. See all timetables.
Due to a large number of steps, the Palais des Papes is not accessible to people with reduced mobility. For more information, please visit the page Useful information.
The Palais des Papes is open every day of the year.
It is not mandatory to book in advance, but we recommend that you do. To make a reservation, please go to this page.
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“An exhibition not to be missed”
2 months today since the major exhibition “Palazzo” by visual artist Eva Jospin occupies the Palais des Papes.
Come stroll through the Palace, and enjoy the works chosen and created by the artist to reflect the history and architecture of the largest Gothic Palace in the world.
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You can also take part in a guided tour of the exhibition, to better understand the artist's work.
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©OTresson
Breathtaking view from the terraces of the Palace 🤩
📸© F. Dahm – Empreintes d`Ailleurs / Avignon Tourisme
TREASURES TO DISCOVER 🌿
The Palace Gardens present an abundant domesticated nature, inspired by dry gardens particularly adapted to the conditions of this environment, characteristic of Provence.
There are thus cistus, white broth, reseda, immortelle, frutescent bupleurum… Plants already present in the region in medieval times, but also lemon trees, pomegranate trees, vines, roses and even artichokes!
➕ A stone bench as well as a relaxation area equipped with chairs and tables allow you to enjoy an exceptional view of the monument.
📸© O. Tresson / Avignon Tourism
Cross the doors of time and discover 700 years of history!
We offer you a 1 hour tour, with Histopad, to become knowledgeable about the construction of the largest Gothic palace of the Middle Ages and the life of the popes in the 30th century!
🔗https://palais-des-papes.com/le-parcours-de-visite/
The Palazzo Exhibition by Eva Jospin takes over different spaces of the Palais des Papes, inviting you to take a dreamy stroll between selected works and others created especially for the monument, to respond to the history and architecture of the papal residence.
➕️ At the end of the tour, several extracts from films and images by photographer Laure Vasconi go behind the scenes of the exhibition, from the design and production in Eva Jospin's Parisian workshop to the impressive installation of his works within the spaces of the Palais!
🎥©️ OTresson / Avignon Tourisme
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