European Heritage Days in Cavaillon 2026

European Heritage Days in Cavaillon 2026

On September 19 and 20, 2026 in Cavaillon, take advantage of the European Heritage Days: guided tours, emblematic places, architecture and local history.

Divers lieux, 84300, Cavaillon

From Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 September 2026.

Page updated on 17/09/2026

On 19 and 20 September 2026 in Cavaillon, the European Heritage Days offer three guided tours: the Saint-Charles caves, Jewish-Comtadin heritage and religious buildings.

In brief

19-20 Sept. 2026

European Heritage Days

Three guided tours in Cavaillon

History • Architecture • Religious heritage • Memory

Location

Cavaillon
Several heritage sites across the town

Saturday 19 September

Jewish-Comtadin heritage
Cathedral and churches of Les Vignères

Sunday 20 September

Jewish-Comtadin heritage
Saint-Charles College caves and Saint-Roch Chapel
Cathedral and churches of Les Vignères

Admission

Free admission
Booking required for the Saint-Charles caves tour.

Cavaillon, architecture transformed through the centuries

Cavaillon heritage during the 2026 European Heritage Days

For the 43rd European Heritage Days, Cavaillon explores the theme “Heritage at risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine”. Three guided tours trace the town’s history through places that have evolved, changed use or been transformed over the centuries.

The caves beneath Saint-Charles College, used from Antiquity to the Second World War, reveal a heritage that is sometimes familiar and sometimes little known.

The journey continues through the history of the Jews of the Pope, Cavaillon’s former synagogue and the transformation of religious heritage in the 19th century, from the cathedral and Romanesque chapel to neo-Gothic architecture.

European Heritage Days 2026 programme in Cavaillon

Three guided tours explore several centuries of Cavaillon’s history. Each visit focuses on a different aspect of the town’s heritage: underground sites, Jewish-Comtadin history and the transformation of religious buildings.

Guided tour of the Saint-Charles College caves in Cavaillon
Sunday 20 September • 10 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm

Saint-Charles caves and Saint-Roch Chapel

Explore an underground network whose known or possible uses span the centuries: a potential Roman place of worship, mushroom farm, Resistance hideout or local playground. The tour continues in Saint-Roch Chapel with a presentation of the excavations carried out in 2011.

Booking required. Two groups of 10 people per hour. Bring a torch, walking shoes and a warm layer. The tour is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran Cathedral in Cavaillon
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September • 2-3:30 pm then 4:30-6 pm

The Middle Ages reimagined in the 19th century

From Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran Cathedral to the churches of Les Vignères, discover how the 19th century transformed and reinterpreted medieval architecture through restoration, technical innovation and neo-Gothic inspiration.

2-3:30 pm: cathedral, meet on the forecourt.
4:30-6 pm: Les Vignères, meet in front of the parish church, then continue to the chapel.

Jewish-Comtadin heritage in Cavaillon during the 2026 European Heritage Days
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September • 10 am-12 noon

Following in the footsteps of the “Jews of the Pope”

With licensed guide Anne De-Haro, explore Rue Hébraïque, the former Jewish quarter of Cavaillon, then discover the former synagogue and the objects displayed in the Grand-Couvent Chapel, bearing witness to the daily and religious life of the Jewish-Comtadin community.

Meet in front of the Musées shop, Rue Hébraïque.

Practical information on European Heritage Days in Cavaillon 2026

Opening times and periods

From Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 September 2026.

Price(s)

Free access.

Informations

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