Musée de la Tour des Prisons
Museum in a medieval tower in Lunel that served as a prison until 1917 and preserves around 300 prisoners' graffiti.
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Om museet
The tower, about 16 metres high, was part of the town's defences and guarded the Notre-Dame gate. From the Wars of Religion in the 16th century until 1917, it was used as a prison. It is attached to the Maison du Viguier, a Renaissance building that now houses the tourist office.
After several months of restoration, the tower opened as a museum on September 20, 2014. It has been listed as a historic monument since 1998. Visitors can tour it on their own or with a guide.
The route includes a cell on the first floor, two dungeons, a level of the wall walk and, at the top, a guardroom that also served as a holding room for prisoners transferred between Montpellier and Nîmes. Around 300 graffiti left by prisoners cover the cell walls: names, prayers, crosses, liturgical objects and messages. Objects found during excavations, including some from the latrines, are also on display.
Højdepunkter
- Around 300 prisoner graffiti in the cells
- Three-level Renaissance spiral staircase
- Guardroom with a 17th-century ceiling of coquillère stone
- Objects found during excavations of the latrines
- Free self-guided visit
Permanent udstilling
- La tour-prison et ses graffitis – The route through the cells, dungeons and guardroom highlights the prisoners' graffiti and the objects found during excavations.
- Grundlagt
- 2014
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
Free visits cost nothing. Guided tours are charged and by appointment only; the summer 2026 offer was €4 (full price) and €3 (reduced), free for under-10s, with groups limited to 15 people.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The tourist information sheet refers to the AccesLibre database without detailing the tower's facilities.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Lunel – Gare Multimodale · 9 min. til fods · 764 m
Train: Lunel station, about a 9-minute walk (754 m). Bus: stop “Lunel – Gare Multimodale”, about a 9-minute walk (764 m).
Coach access and parking are signposted.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 45 min. |
|---|---|
| Godt at vide | Guided tours are in French only, on request or by appointment at the tourist office. The cells are poorly lit, and staff lend a torch so the graffiti can be seen in raking light. |
