Visit the Chartreuse Pontificale du Val de Bénédiction (monastery), Tour Philippe Le Bel (tower), Fort Saint André, Collégiale Notre Dame (collegiate church) and its cloisters, the Abbaye Saint André (abbey) and its gardens, the Palace of the Cardinals, not forgetting the Pierre-de-Luxembourg museum with its globally renowned masterpieces ….Villeneuve Lez Avignon was the country home to popes and cardinals during the 14th century and now offers visitors a view into its exceptional cultural heritage.

The Pierre-de-Luxembourg Municipal Museum
Features include exceptional works of art such as the 14th century Virgin sculpted out of ivory in an elephant’s tusk. Also see the 14th century double-sided Virgin from the Nuremberg school, the tunic said to have belonged to “Innocent VI” (18th century) and a bead-decorated sacramental veil dating back to the 17th century.  Paintings include works by Nicolas Mignard (Jesus at the Temple, 1649) and Philippe de Champaigne (The Visit, around 1644).