Le tour des remparts – Balade à vélo
Another way to discover Avignon's heritage!
Route details
Description
Built from 1355, during the reign of Pope Innocent VI (1352-1362), the ramparts of Avignon are among the best preserved in France and among the largest, with a development of more than 4,5 km. In 1995, they were classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This long wall crowned with merlons and defended by a succession of towers, all open "at the throat", that is to say towards the interior, was built in Burdigolian molasse, a soft limestone, known as "stone of the south", abundant throughout the region. Originally, it had 7 gates, the number of which multiplied over the centuries. Today, there are 14. From 1860, the restoration of the ramparts was entrusted to Viollet-le-Duc.
Distance: 4.3 km
Duration: Approximately 45 min (not including stops)
Difficulty: Very easy, flat. Part of the route is shared (meeting area inside the ramparts).
Possibility of crossing at the pier to take the river shuttle and reach Barthelasse Island.
Time slots – every 15 minutes:
– from February 16 to March 31: Wednesday from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.
– from April 1st to June 30th (except May 1st): every day from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18:15 p.m.
– from July 1st to August 31st: every day from 11 a.m. to 20:45 p.m.
– from September 1st to 30th: every day from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18:15 p.m.
– from October 1st to December 31st (except Christmas): Wednesday from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.
– from January 1st to February 15th: closed
IH: This walk is accessible to people with reduced mobility throughout its greatest length.
For more information, please download the brochure below.
This long wall crowned with merlons and defended by a succession of towers, all open "at the throat", that is to say towards the interior, was built in Burdigolian molasse, a soft limestone, known as "stone of the south", abundant throughout the region. Originally, it had 7 gates, the number of which multiplied over the centuries. Today, there are 14. From 1860, the restoration of the ramparts was entrusted to Viollet-le-Duc.
Distance: 4.3 km
Duration: Approximately 45 min (not including stops)
Difficulty: Very easy, flat. Part of the route is shared (meeting area inside the ramparts).
Possibility of crossing at the pier to take the river shuttle and reach Barthelasse Island.
Time slots – every 15 minutes:
– from February 16 to March 31: Wednesday from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.
– from April 1st to June 30th (except May 1st): every day from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18:15 p.m.
– from July 1st to August 31st: every day from 11 a.m. to 20:45 p.m.
– from September 1st to 30th: every day from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18:15 p.m.
– from October 1st to December 31st (except Christmas): Wednesday from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.
– from January 1st to February 15th: closed
IH: This walk is accessible to people with reduced mobility throughout its greatest length.
For more information, please download the brochure below.