The History of the Festival d'Avignon

Tour in English

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With Clément Demontis

Visit with Clément Demontis © Barbara Buchmann-Cotterot

Presentation

Explore the Festival d'Avignon through the city and some of its emblematic places.

From the Cloître Saint-Louis to the new tier of the Cour d'honneur, via the Cloître des Célestins, the tour will help you discover the organisation and history of the Festival. The tours are led by Clément Demontis, a guide and lecturer with a passion for history, who has been a long-time employee and seasonal worker at the Festival. When the architecture, the backstage and the archives tell the story of a festival made up of live shows, starry skies and shared emotions.

Practical infos

Duration : 1h30

Departure from the Cloître Saint-Louis.

Pictures

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