19 and 20 September

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:30 - 15:15
Sunday 20
- 14:30 - 15:15

Maison Jean Vilar

8 Rue de Mons, 84000 Avignon, France

Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Heritage visit of the Hôtel de Crochans

Name: Heritage visit of the Hôtel de Crochans
Start: 2026-09-19T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T15:15:00+02:00
Location: Maison Jean Vilar

Guided tour of the Hôtel de Crochans, which is now home to the Maison Jean Vilar

19 and 20 September

Façade dans le jardin de la Maison Jean Vilar ©AJV

Guided tour of the Hôtel de Crochans, which is now home to the Maison Jean Vilar

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:30 - 15:15
Sunday 20
- 14:30 - 15:15

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

About the location

Maison Jean Vilar

8 Rue de Mons, 84000 Avignon, France

Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Hôtel de Crochans owes its name to the eldest of the family of Guyon, lord of Crochans, who in 1671 bought the main residence designed in 1330 by Cardinal Pierre des Prés in the current rue Mons. From the original palace, the new owner, master of camp in the royal armies of Louis XIV, makes a mansion with the typical architecture of classical buildings of the 17th century. Between the Place de l'Horloge and the Palais des Papes, the place has kept all the elegance of its historical appearance. Thus, in 1972, the facades on the courtyard and garden, the calade (Provençal courtyard paved with pebbles placed on a slice), and the portal (designed by the architect Pierre Mignard II) were listed as historical monuments. Three 18th century salons complete the set: the pink salon, the green salon and the Mouette salon. The City of Avignon acquired it in 1974 to house the future Maison Jean Vilar, which moved there in 1979\. In the entrance hall completely renovated in 2018, one can now adm

September 2026

Besichtigung des Kulturerbes im Hotel de Crochans

Heritage visit of the Hôtel de Crochans

Visita patrimoniale dell'Hotel de Crochans

Visite patrimoniale de l'Hôtel de Crochans

Visita patrimonial del Hotel de Crochans

September 2026