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Ceccano's cardinal palace

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Cardinal's palace from the 14th century become the Jesuits' middle school, now municipal library collections. Free entrance.
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Located in the heart of downtown Avignon, the Bibliothèque Ceccano is housed in an impressive 14th-century fortified residence. With over 60,000 open-access documents and a surface area of over 4,500 m2, it is the largest library in the municipal library network.

In addition to collections for the general public (books, magazines, CDs, reading materials, music, video games, films, books, online courses), the library also boasts a Heritage area with extensive collections of antiquarian books. Digital services (computers connected to the Internet, Wifi portal, printing points), plenty of seating for studying or reading on site, an exhibition and conference room and a lounge for the little ones complete the documentary offering.

All year round, take advantage of up-to-date collections and a rich cultural program of conferences, concerts, readings, shows and workshops of all kinds, for young and old alike. You may even discover some of the old, rare or precious books in the library's collection...

More information at https://bibliotheques.avignon.fr/

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Equipment

  • Media library

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Dates and times

From 02/01 to 31/12/2026 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 11 am and 7 pm. On Wednesday and Saturday between 10 am and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st, May 8th, July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.

Languages spoken

  • French

Prices

Free of charge.

Contact

Ceccano's cardinal palace
2 bis rue Laboureur
84000 Avignon
Tel : View number 04 90 85 15 59
Website : http://bibliotheques.avignon.fr

Coordinates

Longitude : 4.806372
Latitude : 43.946235

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This page was produced with the help of theOffice de Tourisme Avignon Tourisme