Demons and Marvels at the Palais des Papes d'Avignon

Visits on Saturdays at 5 :30pm until February, 26. By reservation at 04 32 74 32 74

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this strange atmosphere. They will appear around a sculpture, a gargoyle or one of the naturalistic frescoes in the space, with the help of targeted lighting. Sometimes frightening, sometimes fantastic, the Demons and Marvels tour reveals and enlivens the Palace’s animal treasures. These mythological figures will soon visit you in your dreams!

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By Marine Normand - Photos C. Roode Avignon Tourisme - December 24, 2011

This winter, you must come to the Palais des Papes with binoculars and a flashlight: it has secrets to share with you…

Demons and Marvels

 

It is in the intimacy of winter, once night falls on a Saturday, that the strange creatures inhabiting the Palais des Papes are visible, as if they discretely invade the monument after the sun has set out in their pursuit with a guide and your pocket flashlight! The entire bestiary of the Palais des Papes will reveal itself along this darkened course: dragons, stags, chimeras… animals that are silent and discrete during the day can be caught in