Palace / CastlePalais des Papes

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No. 1 out of 2 Palace / Castle in Avignon

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99
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96
"Must See"-Factor
70
Budget Friendliness
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Architecture
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Address Place du Palais 6, rue Pente Rapide
Avignon
84000

Telephone: +33(4)90275000

Fax: +33(4)90863612

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Surroundings

Petit Train Avignon
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Notre dame des Doms
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Hôtel des Monnaies
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La Bouteillerie du Palais des Papes
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Opéra-Théâtre
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Eglise Saint Pierre
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Brasserie Le Forum
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La Maison Jean Vilar
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Le Palais du Roure
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Pont Saint Bénezet
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magdadh(41)
Perth, United Kingdom

80%

excellent

[magdadh, 15/10/2011] The medieval quarter of Avignon is dominated by the gigantic Palais des Papes, the Popes' Palace. It's the largest Gothic palace in the world, inhuman in the scale of its ten-foot thick walls and vast chambers. The Place du Palais is also a vast, stone-covered, empty, windy space (or maybe it only appeared windy because Mistral was blowing on the day of our visit) over which the Palais casts its opressive shadow. Behind the Palais, the pretty 19th century Jardins de Doms stretch across the most ancient part of the city, now criss-crossed with walking paths and decorated with fountains and stat [more]

hullaila(42)

93%

perfection!

[hullaila, 26/11/2007] I went to Avignon in winter 2004 and of course I could not missed to visit the city main attraction: Les Palais des Papes. The Popes Palace, world heritage for humanity, is one of the most visited monuments not just in the Provence region but in the entire French territory. It counts over 600,000 visitors every year. This huge building (it covers a surface of 15.000 m2) was both a fortress and a palace, one of the finest example of gothic architecture. Its construction started in XIV century; the north-east side or Old palace was entrusted to Pierre de Poisson by Benedict XII, while the [more]

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90%

perfection!

"Built in the 14th century", this "fortified palace" is the "largest Gothic palace" in Europe. It sheltered, at that time "the pontifical court", where "tremendous" "Papal banquets" were held. The guide lists the impressive amount of food which served to "celebrate Clement VI's coronation". "Since 1947" the Avignon theatre festival is held at the Courtyard of Honour, and you can visit the Palace with the help of a "seven-language audio-guide", which accompanies you throughout the "24 of the palace's bare and undecorated stone halls", which include the "Grande Chapelle" where are held "temp [more]