The Chaterhouse, Villeneuve lez Avignon

Museums & Monuments

Founded by Pope Innocent VI in 1356, whose tomb it houses, the Charterhouse is one of the largest monasteries of the Carthusian order.

// Please note that visits to the monument are free of charge from 4pm on October 11th to Sunday October 13th inclusive

€8.00 Free with the Pass!

Contact

58 rue de la République
30400 Villeneuve lez Avignon

+33 490 15 24 24
accueil@chartreuse.org
https://chartreuse.org/site

Length of visit: approx. 1 hour

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 May 1st
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.

Accessibility

Access conditions

    • 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
  • 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
    • 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
  • 35 min from Porte de l'Oulle (Avignon city center) to La Chartreuse

Additional information

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....

 

Art exhibition with artistic residency Echangeur22

From 11 Oct 2024 to 5 Jan 2025

Free

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