The Palais des Papes (Papal Palace) in Avignon at golden hour — visitors crossing the Place du Palais beneath the limestone walls and twin spires of the largest Gothic palace ever built in Europe. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, seat of the Avignon Papacy 1309-1377.

Papal Palace Tickets — Palais + Pont d'Avignon

Classic Avignon combo — palace + bridge

Reserve the combo

The palais + pont d'avignon option at Papal Palace Tickets — classic avignon combo — palace + bridge. Includes full palace + histopad, plus 2 other concierge inclusions. Reserve directly — we secure the official slot the moment you confirm.

What's included

Every booking includes the elements below — handled by our concierge team before your visit and confirmed at the door.

• Full palace + HistoPad • Pont Saint-Bénézet (the 'Pont d'Avignon' of the song) • Both skip-the-line

Who this is for

This option is designed for classic avignon combo — palace + bridge. If you're booking for a different group composition, see the other tiers in our booking widget — each is matched to a specific visitor profile.

On the day

The Palais des Papes is the largest Gothic palace ever built in Europe and the only place outside the Vatican where the Catholic papacy ran the entire Western Church — for sixty-eight years, from 1309 to 1377. The fortress on the Rocher des Doms in Avignon held seven popes, three antipopes during the Western Schism, and the administrative apparatus of medieval Christendom.

Frequently asked

What's included in the skip-the-line ticket?
Priority entry at the Place du Palais gate, full access to the 25-room palace circuit (Great Chapel, Pope's Chamber, Stag Room, Consistory, Grand Audience Hall, terraces with city views), and the HistoPad AR tablet in your choice of 11 languages. The Pont d'Avignon is included only on the combo tier.
What's the HistoPad?
A tablet provided at entry that, in each room, shows a 3D reconstruction of how it looked under the 14th-century popes — frescoes as they were, furniture, figures. 11 languages including EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/JP/ZH/KO/RU/PT/AR. Kids-mode available. Included in every ticket tier.
Should I add the Pont d'Avignon?
Yes, for €5 extra. The Pont Saint-Bénézet ('the bridge of the Avignon song') is 500m from the palace, takes 30 min to walk, and completes the UNESCO listing. The combo bundles entry to both — the official combo rate (€17) is also the cheapest way to do them together. Most first-time visitors do both.
How long does a visit take?
2–3 hours for the palace with the HistoPad at a steady pace. Add 30–45 min for the Pont d'Avignon. A full Avignon morning or afternoon if you include lunch in the old town between the two.