Discover the tower built by Philippe-le-Bel overlooking the Rhône

Name: Descubre la torre construida por Philippe-le-Bel con vistas al Ródano
Start: 2023-09-16T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Tour Philippe IV le Bel

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

©MairieVilleneuvelezAvignon

This tower is in fact the keep of a fortress built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries by Philip IV the Fair to control the access of the bridge Saint-Bénezet, crossing the Rhone and connecting the empire to the kingdom.
The tower was of vital strategic importance and still bears witness to this war period. The exhibition «Mémoire de tour» completes the restitution space of the Pont d'Avignon in 3D presented in Avignon.

About the location

Tour Philippe IV le Bel

Rue montée de la tour, 30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

Gard
Occitanie

Donjon of a fortress built in the XIIIth and XIVth centuries by Philippe IV le Bel to check(control) the access of the Bridge(Deck) Saint-Bénezet, crossing the Rhône and connecting(binding) Empire with the Kingdom, the tower had a key strategical importance, and testifies even today of this warlike period.