You wish to know everything about the city, from tiny details to the major lines of history, to know everything about the popes : their political powers, their court, their habits, their Palace. And you have nothing against unusual, original and secret visits. So just let yourself be guided…
REGULAR TOURS
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CAPPA MAGNA, SACKCLOTH AND POURPOINT: THE EVOLUTION IN CLOTHING IN THE MIDDLE AGES
By exploring the clothing and accessories worn by men, women and children in the 15th and 16th centuries, learn about the diversity of social classes and the role of each in the Middle Ages. Understand the living situations and lifestyles at the time, see liturgical vestments, and visit the Palace of the Popes, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Petit Palais museum as you explore the Middle Ages through the theme of clothing and accessories.
April to June – August to October
In French: Saturday at 2:30pm (includes tickets to the Palace of the Popes and the Petit Palais)
Ticket price: 19 € (includes tickets to the Palace of the Popes and the Petit Palais)Children under 8: free
Meeting point: group ticket counter at Palace of the Popes
Tour lasts: 2 hours
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ONCE UPON A TIME AT THE PALACE OF THE POPES
Fascinating family tour of the Palace of the Popes, the biggest Gothic fortress in the world. Enter the world of the Popes in the 14th century and discover their life and ceremonies as you visit the many rooms.
Easter Weekend - 7/8/9 April
In French: 11am + 2:30pm
In Italian: 11:30am
In English: 2:45pm
May
Armistice Holiday Weekend - 5 /6/7/8 May: In French: 11am + 2:30pm
Ascension Holiday Weekend Ascension – 17/18/19/20 May: In French: 11am + 2:30pm
Pentecost Holiday Weekend – 26/27/28 May: In French: 11am + 2:30pm
July
In French at 11am + 2:30pm
August
In French: 11am + 2:30pm + 4pm
In Italian: 11:30am
In English: 2:45pm
September
In French: Saturdays at 11am
October – during the All Saints’ Holiday
Saturday 27 Oct. to Sunday 04 Nov.: In French: 11am + 2:30pm
Ticket price: 15 € (includes tickets to the Palace of the Popes and the Petit Palais)
Children under 8: free
Meeting point: group ticket counter at Palace of the Popes
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AVIGNON AU TEMPS DES PAPES
("When the popes lived in Avignon")
A guided tour in the city which allows to plunge into medieval Avignon in the course of streets, in the discovery of cardinalices liveries, chapels, places and alleys reminding the architecture and the everyday life in the Middle Ages. The circuit contains naturally the visit of the Popes' Palace, the biggest Gothic palace of the world and redraws the life of the pontiffs, their political and religious power, their habits, their cooking, their gardens...
Price : 19 €, Popes'Palace entrance included ; free for child - 8.
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THEMATICAL TOURS
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PALAIS SECRET (SECRET PALACE)
September 2011 to May 2012 / september to December 2012
Visit + brunch, only in french : Saturdays at 12:30 and Sundays at 10:30 am
Visit in English, without the brunch : Friday at 3pm (Only April+May, and September + October)
Discover the Palace of the Popes unlike you have ever seen it before. A special behind the scenes visit of the residence of the sovereign pontiffs during the 14th century - with tour of the private rooms, the baths, the wardrobes, the chapels and the gardens. Hidden staircases, secret corridors ... lead you from the cellar to the rooftop terraces. An unusual itinerary which is accompanied by a lunch and tasting of Côtes du Rhône wines from Bouteillerie, on the Grand Dignitaries' Terrace. Tour takes place in French, and requires advance booking. Saturday at 12:30 - brunch and Côtes du Rhône wine tasting), and Sunday at 10:30, starting with the visit then the brunch and Côtes du Rhône wine tasting. Advance booking required. This tour is not recommended for small children and persons with reduced mobility.
Price:
from* 34.50€ (visit + brunch, FR)
from 24€ (visit without brunch, GB)
(*until May 2012)
BOOKING
BY PHONE : +33(0)4 32 74 32 74 (Creditcard)
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DEMONS & WONDERS
December 2011 to February 2012 (Saturday at 5:30pm - except 24 & 31 December)
Visite in French only
A visit fun for the whole family, the future discovery of the familiar and fantastic wildlife of the Palais des Papes. At nightfall, the Papal Palace opens its doors on a special animal world. In the silence and size of the monument, the theme of bestiary takes its full dimension. It is both fantastic and carved with a message, scary and colorful.
Price: 15 € (Reduced / Pass: 10€) ; free for child -8)
DEPARTURE: Group Desk of the Popes'Palace
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