The Chartreuse, Villeneuve lez Avignon
Founded by Pope Innocent VI in 1356, it is one of the largest and most remarkable monasteries of the Carthusian order, with a church, three cloisters and forty cells, its gardens and the fresco chapel of the famous painter of the Papal Palace, Matteo Giovannetti. Today, La Chartreuse is also a major artists' residence....
Contact
58 rue de la République
30400
Villeneuve lez Avignon
+33 490 15 24 24
accueil@chartreuse.org
https://chartreuse.org/site
The Chaterhouse, Villeneuve lez Avignon
Length of visit: approx. 1 hour
Accès à Pieds
35 min from Porte de l'Oulle (Avignon city center) to La Chartreuse
Accès Bus
From June 20 to September 1, from 10:00 am, free shuttle service from the Piot relay parking lot to the historic center of Villeneuve Lez Avignon and tourist sites (The Chartreuse stop). Click on the following link for timetables https://www.orizo.fr/se-deplacer/horaires/depliants-horaires-ete-2024
Accès Vélo
- Accueil Vélo brand
- With Velopop': self-service bicycles from Greater Avignon, Villeneuve station near the Tourist Office
- With your own bike: bike racks are installed in the entrance lane to La Chartreuse
Accès voiture
- From the A7, take the "Avignon nord" exit, follow Avignon Centre then Villeneuve lez Avignon over the "Pont Daladier" bridge, then turn right towards Villeneuve Centre. Continue for approx. 1 km, then go straight on at the traffic circle, round the Fort Saint-André to the traffic lights. La Chartreuse parking lot (3) is on your left.
- From the A9, take the "Remoulins" exit, then follow signs for Avignon and Villeneuve lez Avignon
Animaux acceptés
Pets are welcome. They must be kept on a leash
Facebook
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Horaires d'ouverture
From October 15 to mid-April, Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm (tour lasts 1 hour)
From mid-April to mid-October
Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
July and August
daily from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
Open on Mondays in July and August, open on Whit Monday
Closed on May 1st, December 25th, January 1st and from January 6th to 19th
Last admission: 30 minutes before closing time
For the Bookshop: From 11am to the close of the monument. Closed Mondays and Sundays
For the Library Café: Tuesday to Saturday, from 1:30 pm to monument closing time. From April to September, the café is also open on Sundays.
Thematic of the place
Museums & Monuments
Public price
Plein : €8.00Price with the pass
Plein : FreeArt exhibition with artistic residency Echangeur22
From 11 Oct 2024 to 5 Jan 2025
Once again this year, La Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon has entrusted Échangeur22 with the programming of its annual exhibition at La Bugade. For this seventh edition, the public will be invited to discover D'une cellule l'autre, an exhibition bringing together four visual artists: Arnaud Vasseux, Mathilde Geldhof, Raphaël Tiberghien and Won Jy.
La Chartreuse
58, rue de la République
30400 Villeneuve Lez Avignon
France
+33 049 01 52 42