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Price from€6
Duration2 h to 4 h
Group sizePrivate tour
Guide languagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Overview
A shepherd boy walked out of the mountains, told Avignon that God wanted him to build a bridge across the Rhône, then lifted a boulder thirty men couldn't move to prove it. Seven hundred years ago, someone decided Rome was too dangerous to be pope in, and moved the entire headquarters of Western Christianity here.
This self-guided audio walking tour of Avignon tells its sharpest stories. Over roughly 4 km and 20 stops, played on your phone as you walk, you'll meet the pope who bought the city from a queen just tried for murder, a poet undone by one glance in a church, and a marshal a mob lynched over a lie.
Go at your own pace. No fixed start time, no group to keep up with, offline access, pause and resume whenever you like.
Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and this Avignon audio tour comes with a full refund guarantee. Bring headphones and start whenever you're ready.
What's 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 included
- 1 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.
Not included
- Any physical devices or headphones
- Human tour guide at location
What you will do
- Pont Saint-Benezet
Stand before four arches reaching into the river and stopping, and learn the story of the shepherd boy behind them
Pass by, no stop
- Rocher des Doms
Meet the escaped slave who smuggled a fortune past a death sentence, hidden inside his walking staff
10 min
- Musee du Petit Palais
Step into a cardinal's fortified home, then hear about the thief who out-catalogued the museums he robbed
10 min
- Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Doms
Look up at a gilded Virgin who watched the river, above the tomb of a gold-making pope
15 min
- Palais des Papes
Face the largest Gothic palace in Europe, bought from a queen just tried for her husband's murder
Pass by, no stop
- Saint-Etienne
Spot the tiny hot-air balloons on the window sills, and the fireside moment they quietly commemorate
8 min
- Place Crillon
Cross the square where a false rumor turned a crowd into a marshal's executioners in under an hour
10 min
- Place de l'Horloge
Pause in Avignon's biggest square, where a hidden medieval clock tower keeps working behind the town hall
8 min
- Basilique Saint Pierre
Examine walnut doors carved five centuries ago, and the boy cardinal whose relics they guard
12 min
- Avignon Les Halles
Taste the pink chocolate thistle named for the popes, sold behind a market's living garden wall
10 min
- Stop 11
Meet the escaped slave who smuggled a forbidden seed and quietly turned Provence blood-red.
8 min
- Hotel des Monnaies
Decode the eagles and dragons on the one facade in Avignon that refuses to stay modest.
7 min
- Eglise Saint-Agricol
Spot the silver stork above the door, then hear which plague it was summoned to end.
8 min
- Palais du Roure
Trace the mulberry tree carved above the door to a fortune, and a language nearly lost.
8 min
- Stop 15
ncounter the last tower of warrior-monks who inherited a fallen order's confiscated wealth.
7 min
- Stop 16
Uncover where a poet's single glance reshaped European love poetry, and why a king reopened her grave.
9 min
- Stop 17
Slip through a small door to where two brothers rowed a boat straight to the altar.
7 min
- Rue Des Teinturiers
Follow the canal and its old waterwheels down the street that stained every worker's hands red.
8 min
Meeting point
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder OR contact us via support.Important information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Experience information
- Duration:2 h to 4 h
- Guide languages:German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
- Ticket type:Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Max travellers:15
- Confirmation:Instant confirmation
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