March 9, 1309: Pope Clement V stops in Avignon, it is the beginning of a period of great prosperity for the city. But what was this small Provençal city like at the dawn of the XNUMXth century? Who populated it? How did people live there? What did people do there?…
A guided tour specially adapted for a family audience, full of anecdotes about daily life in this grandiose castle in the time of the Popes, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A discovery of the Palais des Papes for the whole family. The Palace of the Popes is a dream…
In gardens, plants and minerals have always interacted. Stone is present in the soil, in decorative or landscaping elements, and in the buildings to which gardens are attached. But plants also know how to adapt: plants and flowers growing in the gaps between walls, or even our garrigue, which grows and blooms on the limestone soil of Provence. Whether it blooms in a thousand flowers or is forever engraved in stone, the garden is omnipresent.
The gardens of the Palais des Papes invite you to celebrate spring with your family! For a whole day, rediscover the magnificent papal gardens and enjoy their abundant vegetation in a festive and sensory atmosphere.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its designation as European Capital of Culture and the 30th anniversary of its inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the city of Avignon has entrusted an enchanting artist with the task of investing its emblematic sites and museums, in order to reveal their richness and uniqueness.
Would you like to sip a drink on a beautiful summer evening in a musical atmosphere? So do it in the magnificent gardens of the majestic Palais des Papes.
As part of the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the historic centre of Avignon on the UNESCO World Heritage List and the year Avignon, Land of Culture, this symposium explores the links between gardens, landscapes and territories in the face of climate challenges.
The Avignon School of Art presents the fifth edition of the multifaceted and experimental event PasseMurailles from March 2nd to 13th, 2026. Exhibitions, lectures, performances, screenings: students question and reinvent the very modalities of exhibition. This year, ESAA students have undertaken the study and restoration of a model of the Palace of the Popes in 1450, created in the late 19th century by an infantry captain.
Frames Web Video Festival is the only event in France entirely dedicated to online video creation. Nearly thirty videographers from various digital platforms will be present to combine culture, entertainment, and educational outreach through programs designed by creators for the public.
As part of the work to upgrade the exterior lighting of the Palais des Papes, visitors will enter via the wooden staircase located to the right of the monument. from March 2nd to 18th inclusive.
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