La Chartreuse-CNES de Villeneuve lez Avginon © Alex Nollet / La Chartreuse
La Chartreuse-CNES de Villeneuve lez Avginon © DR
La Chartreuse-CNES de Villeneuve lez Avginon © DR
Located on the far bank of the Rhône, the Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon is a 14th-century building, a former convent of the Carthusian Order. It has since become a museum and a research centre and houses the Centre National des Ecritures du Spectacle (CNES), which organises artist residency programmes. The CNES is home to three performing venues made available for use by the Festival every summer: the Tinel (a 250-seat theatre), the Studio, and the Église.
Free placement.
Catering on site.
Address
58 rue de la République
30400 Villeneuve lez Avignon (outside the city walls)
By car
From the main Avignon post office
(4 km/20 min from the Porte Saint-Charles)
- turn right outside the city walls, follow "other directions"
- walk along the remparts towards "Barthelasse" until you reach the Pont Daladier
- go under the bridge towards "Villeneuve"
- take the bridge and cross both arms of the Rhone
- at the end of the bridge, turn right, direction "Villeneuve centre"
- continue for about 1 km then at the roundabout turn left towards "centre historique/Hôtel de Ville"
- continue to the Chartreuse (signposted route)
The car park is located on avenue de Verdun (signposted route).
TCRA Bus line 5, departure from "Grande Poste" - stop at "Office de Tourisme"
