Palais des Papes and Pont d'Avignon Tickets
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Experience Highlights
This offer allows you to visit the Papal Palace and the Avignon Bridge. Together with the Basilica of Saint-Pierre and Place de l'Horloge, these are the two most important monuments of the Provençal city. At the first monument, you will enter without waiting and you will have at your disposal the Histopad, a tablet with augmented reality, animations and a treasure hunt designed for the little ones.
- Visit the Papal Palace without waiting at the entrance
- Discover what life was like in the 14th century thanks to an interactive tablet.
- Visit the gardens attached to the residence of the popes (optional)
- Admire the Pont d'Avignon and its romantic silhouette
What’s included
- Multimedia guide (Tablet)
- Entrance to the Papal Palace
- Access to the gardens of the Papal Palace (optional)
- Access to the Pont d'Avignon
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Keep in mind you need to arrive 30 minutes before start
Step by Step
This offer includes tickets to two major attractions in the city: the Papal Palace and the Saint-Bénézet Bridge, also known as the Avignon Bridge. It does not include a guide, although at the first monument you will have a tablet with augmented reality and 3D animations. In addition, you will enter without queuing, a very important factor as it is one of the most visited monuments in France. When booking, you must indicate a time slot to determine the entrance to the Palais des Papes.
The Papal Palace is a large Gothic building. It is located in the heart of the historic centre, a stone's throw from the Basilica of Saint-Pierre, and was home to nine popes during the 14th century. It actually consists of two separate buildings - Vieux Palais and Palais Neuf - which house such fascinating rooms as the cloister, the Hall of the Stag and the courtyard of the Grand Chapel (Loggia).
The building has an enormous surface area and is filled with frescoes by great artists. The chapels of Saint-Martial and Saint-Jean are two of the best examples, and the works inside illustrate the lives of the saints. If you wish, you can also add a visit to the surrounding gardens.
After the visit to the Papal Palace you can visit the Saint-Bénézet Bridge, which stands on the ruins of a Roman building. According to legend, it was built by a local shepherd who received a divine inspiration. It used to connect the two banks but, due to the flooding of the river and the enormous maintenance costs, it was abandoned in the 17th century. Today only four arches and a small chapel remain.