Avignon and The Templars GPS App Walking Tour Mobile Game
Trace the rise and fall of the Knights Templar through Avignon's medieval streets at your own pace.
This Avignon Templars GPS walking tour blends self-guided exploration, immersive storytelling, and puzzle-solving into a single smartphone-powered experience. Walk through a city shaped by popes, kings, and exiled knights, uncovering the events that ended one of medieval Europe's most powerful orders.
Avignon occupied a unique position in the early 14th century. As the seat of the papacy and a city caught between French royal ambition and ecclesiastical authority, it witnessed some of the most consequential power struggles of the medieval world. The Knights Templar, wealthy and influential, found themselves at the centre of those struggles.
Using a GPS-guided app on your smartphone, you move between historic sites at your own pace, receiving clues, stories, and puzzles at each location. The format combines the depth of a guided tour with the freedom of independent exploration, making it well suited for solo travellers, couples, and families alike.
The route is rated easy and takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. No prior knowledge of medieval history is required, though fans of the Cursed Kings saga will recognise many of the names and places encountered along the way.
Tour Highlights
Stand before the Palais des Papes, the Gothic palace that anchored papal power and served as backdrop to the Templar trials.
Explore Porte Limbert, Avignon's medieval city gate, and follow clues tied to the Templars' dramatic escape attempt in 1307.
Visit Pont Saint-Bénézet, the iconic bridge once used by Templar knights crossing into the kingdom of France.
Navigate the city using a smartphone app that delivers puzzles, historical stories, and hidden-gem discoveries at every stop.
Climb the historical context of Tour Philippe-le-Bel, where royal authority over the Rhône crossing became a symbol of the Crown's campaign against the Order.
Hunt for carved Templar crosses at the Chapelle des Templiers and decipher the secrets left behind by the exiled Order.
Pause at Place de l'Horloge, where on October 13, 1307, the arrests that shattered the Templar Order were publicly announced.
Tour Itinerary
Begin at Avignon's medieval city gate, where legend holds that Templar knights attempted a daring escape in October 1307. Search for the hidden Templar cross carved into the stonework and absorb the atmosphere of the old city walls.
Visit the last surviving remnant of Avignon's Templar presence. This 12th-century chapel once belonged to the Order and still bears a carved cross that speaks to its original purpose. The app reveals the full story of the chapel's turbulent history.
Explore the courtyards of the vast Gothic palace that served as the seat of the papacy throughout the 14th century. The Templar trials unfolded in its shadow, and the app surfaces details that most visitors to the square never encounter.
Stand in the square where, on October 13, 1307, the mass arrest of the Knights Templar was proclaimed. Statues and plaques mark the space, and the app identifies the accused by name, restoring the human scale of an event recorded mainly in royal decrees.
Reach the entrance of Avignon's legendary bridge, which once spanned the Rhône and connected the city to the kingdom of France. The app layers medieval accounts onto the present-day view, situating the bridge within the broader story of Templar flight and exile.
Conclude at the 13th-century tower built by King Philip IV to assert royal control over the river crossing. Examine carved symbols on the structure and use the app to connect the tower's construction to the political campaign that ultimately destroyed the Templar Order.
What Is Included
Included
- GPS-guided smartphone app access
- Self-guided walking route with turn-by-turn navigation
- Immersive historical stories at each stop
- Interactive puzzles and scavenger hunt elements
- Hidden gem discoveries throughout the route
Not Included
- Smartphone or mobile data (participants must provide their own)
- Entry fees to monuments such as Palais des Papes or Pont Saint-Bénézet
- Food, drinks, or personal expenses
- Transport to or from the starting point
Important Information
This is a fully self-guided experience. No guide will be present. Participants must have a smartphone with GPS capability and an active internet or data connection to run the app.
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Explore Avignon's medieval past through an immersive GPS-guided experience that combines history, puzzle-solving, and self-guided discovery. Start whenever suits you and move at your own pace through one of France's most storied cities.
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