Myths and tales in the heart of the city, exceptional encounters apace… each with the same refrain…
Now which is correct, do you say "at" Avignon, or "in" Avignon ?



History great and small : diverse themes...

The "Indian" cloth-makers of Avignon
Southern Gothic style
The Livrées Cardinalices
The miracle of waters in the Chapel of the Penitents
Petrarch and Laure de Noves
The bells of Avignon
The Pope's "protectorship" of the Jews
The Spirit of Theater according to Jean Vilar
The long history of Avignon and the Theater
The early days of the Theater Festival
The Popes of Avignon
The legend of Saint Bénezet
The ramparts of the city
The Avignon bridge song, and its variations
Homage to celebrated personages of Avignon



To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…

ROBERTE LENTSCH, (curator of historic properties) : explains the principle of the Livrées Cardinalices, and the significance of the word "Doms".
CHRISTIAN ETIENNE (Restaurateur) : draws a portrait of the city
CAROLINE TOULEMONDE (historical guide from the Avignon Office of Tourism) : interprets the city's coat of arms


… and these encounters

PETRARCH, Italian Poet, and LAURE DE NOVES, his muse, FREDERIC MISTRAL AND ALPHONSE DAUDET, writers and poets in Provence, MONSIEUR AND MADAME X, "Indian" clothmakers, OLIVIER MESSIAEN, musician
MONSIEUR AND MADAME JAQUEMART, bell-ringers, GÉRARD PHILIPE, actor, MOLIÈRE AND CORNEILLE, dramatists, FERNANDEL, storyteller, AND THE PEOPLE OF AVIGNON…

7 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisit audio directions guide you along the circuit on foot and from one stage to the next.