Key points
- Avignon Tourisme welcomes more than 6,000 groups a year and has an incoming services team.
- The Palais des Papes can open exclusively for you after closing time.
- The Rhône and the Côtes du Rhône round off the offer.
Avignon Tourisme programmes
| Programme | What it includes | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Voyage au Temps des Papes | Exclusive opening of the Palais des Papes, three-course dinner | from €99 incl. VAT per person, based on 40 people |
| Avignon et vins : une escapade gourmande | Access to the Clos de la Vigne, “the only vineyard in Avignon”, tasting of 3 Côtes du Rhône Villages wines | from €94 incl. VAT per person, based on 40 people |
Avignon Tourisme 2025 sheets, prices “not contractually binding” and subject to availability: ask for the current version.
On the Rhône
With the Mireio, the Compagnie des Grands Bateaux de Provence hosts company seminars, team building and client evenings: up to 200 guests while sailing, 300 at the quayside, a meeting space for up to 100 people, and “two hours sailing on the Rhône, at the table”. Prices on quotation, groups from 20 people.
Wine and cooking
- École des Vins Inter Rhône, at the Carré du Palais: workshops introducing the wines of the Rhône Valley.
- Le Marmiton, the cooking school of the hotel La Mirande since 1994, in the hotel’s historic kitchens.
- Other addresses and prices: cooking class team building.
Our advice
- Avoid July, the month of the Festival, unless a performance is part of the programme.
- Contact Avignon Tourisme’s incoming services team for private tours.
- Combine it with a corporate retreat in Avignon, 2 hours 40 minutes from Paris by TGV.
Sources and method
Information checked on 11 November 2026.
- Avignon pour les groupes — Avignon Tourisme : more than 6,000 groups a year
- Voyage au Temps des Papes (fiche 2025) — Avignon Tourisme : programme and prices
- Avignon et vins (fiche 2025) — Avignon Tourisme : programme and prices
- Entreprises — Compagnie des Grands Bateaux de Provence : Mireio capacities
- Cours de cuisine — La Mirande : Le Marmiton
Frequently asked questions
Can the Palais des Papes be booked exclusively for a group?
Avignon Tourisme has offered a “Voyage au Temps des Papes” programme with exclusive opening of the Palais after closing time and a three-course dinner, from €99 incl. VAT per person based on 40 people (2025 sheet, prices not contractually binding).
What group activities are there in Avignon?
Private tours of the Palais des Papes, dinner cruises on the Rhône (up to 200 guests while sailing), discovering Côtes du Rhône wines, cooking classes, guided tours of the city.
