Avignon Walking Tours
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Avignon walking tours take you round the old town on foot with a guide, in one and a half to three and a half hours. One fare takes you inside the palace; the others show it from the square.
Avignon walking tours, by fare
★★★★★ 4.9 (105 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours)
On foot from Place CrillonPalais ticket extraLocal guideMax 25 people
Ninety minutes to two hours from 16 Place Crillon, up to 25 people, with whisper-box audio (bring 3.5 mm earphones): the palace from outside, two churches and the squares. The palace ticket is extra.
From $29 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (22 reviews · 2 hours)
On foot from the post officePalais and bridge tickets extraLocal guideMax 15 people
Two hours from the central post office, fifteen people at most: twelve short stops between the main squares, the library quarter and the quieter corners. Palace and bridge tickets are extra; strollers fine.
From $40 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.6 (187 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes)
On foot from rue de la RépubliquePalais ticket in the fareLicensed guideMax 16 people
Three and a half hours from 4 rue de la République with a licensed guide: the cathedral square and the clock square, then inside the palace on a ticket in the fare, and a glass of Côtes du Rhône. English only.
From $80 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.7 (20 reviews · 2 hours)
On foot from Place de l'HorlogeA local product tastingPrivate local guidePrivate: your party only
A private two hours for your party only, from the town hall on Place de l'Horloge: past the palace and the cathedral, up to the garden above the river, with a tasting of a local product. Strollers fine.
From $155 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The walk that takes you inside the palace
Three and a half hours from 4 rue de la République with a licensed guide: the old town, the palace on a ticket in the fare, then a glass of Côtes du Rhône. English only.
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What an Avignon walking tour is
An Avignon walking tour is a guide and a small group on foot inside the ramparts, for one and
a half to three and a half hours. The old town is almost entirely pedestrian, so you cross it
from square to square without traffic. The walks pass the Palais des Papes, the cathedral and
the clock square, and the private walk climbs to the Rocher des Doms garden above the river.
Most walks show you the palace from its square and leave the ticket to you. One takes you
inside with the entrance ticket in the fare. The private walk is your party alone, at your
pace, with a tasting of a local product on the way.
Why choose an Avignon walking tour
You find the back streets
The post-office walk makes twelve short stops, between the main squares and quieter corners
you would walk straight past. It ends at Place Saint-Didier, in the middle of the old town.
The lowest fare in the city
The history walk costs $29 a person for ninety minutes to two hours. You hear the
guide through a whisper box, so bring earphones with a 3.5 mm plug.
One fare takes you inside the palace
The A la Française walk puts the palace ticket in its $80 fare, with a licensed
guide inside and a glass of wine at the end. On your own, the ticket costs EUR 16.
Your own guide, your own pace
The private walk starts at the town hall and goes where your party wants. Strollers are
fine.
Avignon walking tours vs the palace on your own
The question most visitors have is whether to take a guide at all. Here is the choice.
| Walk with the palace ticket | Walk outside the palace | Palace on your own |
|---|
| Length | 3.5 hours | 1.5 to 2 hours | About 2 hours inside |
| Guide | A licensed guide | A local guide | A free tablet, or the web app |
| Palace interior | Yes, ticket in the fare | Seen from the square | Yes, EUR 16 |
| Old town | Yes | Yes, with the back streets | Up to you |
| Price a person | $80 | $29 to $40 | EUR 16, or EUR 10 at ages 10-17 |
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If you want the palace explained by a person, take the walk that goes in. If a tablet will
do, buy your own ticket and take the $29 walk for the streets.
What you get, and what you don't
- Guide: a live guide on every walk. The history walk uses whisper-box audio,
and you bring your own earphones.
- Palace ticket: in the fare on the A la Française walk only. The history walk
and the post-office walk list it as extra, and the second the bridge ticket too.
- Churches: the history walk goes into two churches, as service times
allow.
- Drinks: a glass of Côtes du Rhône on the palace walk, for over-18s, and a
local product tasting on the private walk.
- Group: up to 25 on the history walk, 16 on the palace walk and 15 on the
post-office walk.
Ninety minutes of the old town for the lowest fare
From Place Crillon with a local guide and whisper-box audio: the palace from outside, the cathedral, the squares and two churches. Bring earphones with a 3.5 mm plug.
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Planning an Avignon walking tour
- Budget: $29 to $80 a person on a shared walk, and $155 a person
on the private walk.
- Palace hours: 9 am to 7 pm from 1 March to 1 November, with last admission
an hour before closing. The walk that goes inside needs its three and a half hours.
- Meeting points: Place Crillon, the central post office, 4 rue de la
République and the town hall. See the map of the meeting points.
- Heat: July averages 31.5 °C by day, and the palace is neither
air-conditioned nor heated. Walk early in summer.
- Ages: the palace walk takes children from 4.
Our guide to the papal palace covers the rooms room by room, and the guide to the quieter hours shows when the squares are
emptiest.
Who should choose something else
- If you want to eat as you go. The Avignon food tours cover the covered market and
the old streets with a meal on the way.
- If you want to leave the city. The day tours from Avignon reach the villages and the
aqueduct.
- If you like your own pace. Buy the palace ticket and take the free tablet
at the entrance.
- If you use a wheelchair. None of the walks lists wheelchair access. The
palace runs a step-free route from 1 October, booked ahead, free for the wheelchair user and one
companion.
Frequently asked questions
Which walking tour should I pick?
For the palace itself, take the A la Française walk at $80, the only one that goes inside. For the streets at the lowest fare, take the history walk at $29. For your party alone, take the private walk.
Do the walking tours go inside the palace?
One does: the 3.5-hour A la Française walk has the entrance ticket in the fare. The others show you the palace from its square and list the ticket as extra, so buy it separately if you want to go in afterwards.
Which walking tour is cheapest?
The Enchanting Avignon history walk, from $29 a person for 1.5 to 2 hours. You hear the guide through a whisper-box set, so bring your own earphones with a 3.5 mm plug.
Is there a private tour in Avignon?
Yes: the Hello Avignon private 2-hour walk, from $155 a person. It is your party only, with a local product tasting on the way.
How long are the walking tours?
Ninety minutes to two hours for the history walk, two hours for the post-office walk and the private walk, and three and a half hours for the walk that goes inside the palace. All of them stay inside the walls.
Can I cancel a tour?
Every tour here refunds in full if you cancel up to 24 hours ahead. Some operators may also cancel for weather or too few bookings, and then offer another date or a refund.
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