Avignon - Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction

In the northern part of Rue de la République in Villeneuve-lèz-Avignon can be found the former Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction (Carthusian monastery), which was founded in 1356 by Pope Innocent VI and soon became larger than its mother priory, the Grande Chartreuse at Isère. In the church - the choir of which is in ruins, thus giving a clear view of the fort - can be found the tomb of Innocent VI, in the first bay on the right; dating from 1362, it was preserved thanks to the efforts of Prosper Mérimée in 1834.

To the north of the monastic church lies the Petit Cloître (Little Cloister) and the elongated Cloître du Cimetière, measuring 20m/66ft by 80m/263ft, adjoining which were the monks' cells.