Old rampart

The ramparts of Avignon, fortifications of the city of the Popes

Avignon is encircled by ramparts that surround the old heart of the city. The Avignon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these historic fortifications, witnesses of the medieval and papal past of the city of the Popes.

Medieval fortifications

Avignon has been protected by ramparts since Antiquity, but it is above all the medieval fortifications that mark the city. In the thirteenth century, the people of Avignon rebuilt a new rampart, before the city endowed itself, in the papal era, with the imposing enclosure that still surrounds the historic centre. These ramparts, among the best preserved in France, testify to the power of Avignon in the Middle Ages.

What to see

You admire the walls, the towers and the gates that surround the historic centre of Avignon. These ramparts, among the best preserved in France, frame the city of the Popes and its heritage. It is a stop for lovers of history and fortified heritage, to be discovered during a walk along the fortifications.

Practical information

The ramparts surround the historic centre of Avignon, reachable on foot. They are public structures, freely visible from the public space, with no ticket office. You walk along them during a stroll around the old town; they mark the boundary between the old centre and the outer districts.

Since when has Avignon been surrounded by ramparts?

Since Antiquity, but it is above all the medieval fortifications, rebuilt in the thirteenth century then reinforced in the papal era, that surround the centre today.

Where to see the ramparts of Avignon?

All around the historic centre of Avignon, which they surround; they are among the best-preserved ramparts in France.