Avignon Food Tour – Culinary Experience in the Old Town
4,9 (321)3h30Avignon, France
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HikingHistoricalCulture
Avignon Self Guided City Tour of Popes, Poets and Assassins
Avignon, France
3hDurationGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Pl, French, Dutch, SpanishOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupEasyLevel
About this experience
Explore Avignon through a self-guided audio walking tour that covers approximately 4 km over 20 stops. The tour narrates the city’s history, featuring stories about a pope, a poet, and a marshal. Participants can walk at their own pace, as there is no fixed start time or group to follow. The audio tour is accessible offline, allowing you to pause and resume as desired. It is suitable for individual travelers and those who prefer flexibility. Headphones are required, and the experience comes with a full refund guarantee.
Itinerary
1
Pont Saint-Benezet
Stand before four arches reaching into the river and stopping, and learn the story of the shepherd boy behind them
2
Rocher des Doms
Meet the escaped slave who smuggled a fortune past a death sentence, hidden inside his walking staff
3
Musee du Petit Palais
Step into a cardinal's fortified home, then hear about the thief who out-catalogued the museums he robbed
4
Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Doms
Look up at a gilded Virgin who watched the river, above the tomb of a gold-making pope
5
Palais des Papes
Face the largest Gothic palace in Europe, bought from a queen just tried for her husband's murder
6
Saint-Etienne
Spot the tiny hot-air balloons on the window sills, and the fireside moment they quietly commemorate
7
Place Crillon
Cross the square where a false rumor turned a crowd into a marshal's executioners in under an hour
8
Place de l'Horloge
Pause in Avignon's biggest square, where a hidden medieval clock tower keeps working behind the town hall
9
Basilique Saint Pierre
Examine walnut doors carved five centuries ago, and the boy cardinal whose relics they guard
10
Avignon Les Halles
Taste the pink chocolate thistle named for the popes, sold behind a market's living garden wall
11
Hotel des Monnaies
Decode the eagles and dragons on the one facade in Avignon that refuses to stay modest.
12
Eglise Saint-Agricol
Spot the silver stork above the door, then hear which plague it was summoned to end.
13
Palais du Roure
Trace the mulberry tree carved above the door to a fortune, and a language nearly lost.
14
Rue Des Teinturiers
Follow the canal and its old waterwheels down the street that stained every worker's hands red.
What's included / not included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded.Audio and written guide included1 year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like.Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation.
Any physical devices or headphonesHuman tour guide at location
Additional information
Accessibility and comfort
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
