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Start with Avignon, then arrange a separate outing to southern Rhône wineries.
Starting points around Avignon and the southern Rhône
Place du Palais, Avignon, 2015 · DimiTalen · CC0 / credits. Cropped for display.
Two ways to explore independently. Choose the time and transport that suit you; these are starting points, not a timed itinerary.
Use the Palais des Papes as the cultural anchor, then leave time for lunch inside the city. Check the dated admission and choose a route that fits your mobility; this can stand alone without a winery trip.
Avignon: a palace and a city morning · official information (opens in a new tab)Book a museum-and-tasting format directly at Musée du Vin Brotte on Avenue Pierre de Luxembourg. It gives a specific introduction to the area without a multi-estate circuit. Treat it as a separate outing from Avignon and arrange the return before choosing the slot.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Brotte’s wine museum · official information (opens in a new tab)Overview · Avignon base · city day or separate countryside wine outing
Use Avignon as the base for these starting points. Before a rural winery booking, ask the tourist office for the appropriate connection or a driver contact. Specify Avignon Centre versus Avignon TGV: they are different stations, and a city-centre tour meeting point is not a TGV pickup.
For an independent countryside visit, obtain the estate-to-Avignon return before reserving a tasting. For the linked afternoon tour, use its confirmed central meeting and return details, then leave a separate buffer for any onward train.
The Palais des Papes official listing shows €16 full admission for 1 August–31 December 2026.
This single admission is not a wine-day budget. Estate visits, transport, meals and accommodation are additional and need dated quotes.
Price evidence checked 2026-10-11. Confirm the current total for your date.
The Palais has many steps and offers a special comfort visit by prior arrangement. Brotte publishes mobility access and a Tourisme & Handicap label, but the transfer and selected tasting still need confirmation. The linked tour does not offer wheelchair access.
A gentler option: Choose the arranged comfort visit in Avignon or ask Brotte about the complete museum-and-tasting route, seating and toilets before booking a suitable return vehicle. Neither option establishes an accessible trip between all the places on this page.
Check heat, wind and walking conditions for your date; the northern and southern Rhône require different routes.
Rhône wine tourism (opens in a new tab)Guided visits & trips
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Leave Avignon for an afternoon of Châteauneuf-du-Pape tastings at two estates, with a driver and return transport.
Meet in central Avignon; hotel pickup and food are not included. Check the departure time and access requirements before booking. The listing says it is not wheelchair accessible.
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