Guided tours of the Art week at the Festival d’Avignon

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The 2020 archive

Did you know that the original name of the Festival d’Avignon was A Week of Theatre in Avignon? Did you know that it all began in September? Did you know that…

Guided tours of the Semaine d'art en Avignon at the Festival d’Avignon with Clément Demontis, 2020 © Christophe Raynaud de Lage

Presentation

We’ll go back in time to explore the history of the greatest performing arts event in the world. We’ll try to make you feel the breath of summer in the middle of autumn, help you peer behind the scenes, and share with you many stories past and present. A tour led by Clément Demontis, with his love for history and his long experience as a seasonal worker at the Festival, through the town and the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des papes, where it all began.

Production

En partenariat avec Avignon Tourisme et France Bleu Vaucluse

Practical infos

Duration : 1h30

Départ du Cloître Saint-Louis

Pictures

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