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La Mirande
Avignon, France · Independent · Core Luxury
Beside the Palais des Papes, La Mirande sits on a fourteenth-century cardinal's house built by a nephew of Pope Clement V, smashed in the 1410 siege but still hiding a medieval basement and tower. Pierre II Mignard shaped the sandstone facade around 1688. The Stein family and decorator François-Joseph Graf, who had worked at Versailles, opened twenty-six rooms in June 1990, a few metres from the palace banquet hall that gave the hotel its name.
- 26 rooms
- Opened 1990
- Neighborhood: Palais des Papes
- Architect: Pierre II Mignard (baroque facade, c.1688); Gilles Grégoire (1987 restoration)
- Interiors: Francois-Joseph Graf
About La Mirande
- The hotel stands on the site of a 14th-century cardinal's residence built by a nephew of Pope Clement V, largely destroyed in the 1410 siege of the Palais des Papes; a medieval basement and tower survive.
- The baroque sandstone facade was added around 1688, attributed to architect Pierre II Mignard, after the estate passed to the Vervins family in 1653.
- From 1796 the mansion belonged to the Benezet-Pamard family for two centuries as the 'Hotel Pamard' before the German Stein family bought it in 1987.
- Decorator Francois-Joseph Graf, who had worked at Versailles, restored the mansion into a 26-room hotel that opened in June 1990, now holding two Michelin Keys.
- In 1966 the building served as a filming location for Jacques Rivette's film La Religieuse, starring Anna Karina.
History
La Mirande stands beside the Palais des Papes in Avignon, on the site of a fourteenth-century cardinal's residence built by Cardinal de Pellegrue, nephew of Pope Clement V, during the Avignon papacy. That livree was largely destroyed in the 1410 siege of the Popes' Palace, though a medieval basement and tower survive. In 1653 the estate passed to Claude de Vervins, and his son Pierre commissioned the classical sandstone facade, attributed to architect Pierre II Mignard around 1688. From 1796 it belonged to the Benezet-Pamard family for two centuries as the 'Hotel Pamard.'
The German Stein family bought the mansion in 1987 and, with decorator Francois-Joseph Graf and architect Gilles Gregoire, restored it into a twenty-six-room hotel-restaurant that opened in June 1990. Its restaurant holds a Michelin star and the hotel two Michelin Keys.
Restaurants and bars
- La Mirande Restaurant — Restaurant · Refined dining, Provençal cuisine · Chef Michele Donvito
- Bistrot Pamard — Restaurant · Contemporary bistro
- La Table Haute — Restaurant
- Le Mirage — Restaurant
- The Ice Cream Parlour — Café
- La Table — Restaurant
Experiences
- Concerts, exhibitions, markets, culinary events and themed evenings — Concerts, exhibitions, markets, culinary events and themed evenings bringing Avignon's cultural life to the hotel.
- Cooking class — Cooking classes offered as tailor-made offers.
- Forest walk with Alexandre Malinverno — Forest walk listed among the hotel's tailor-made offers.
- Themed stays — Themed stays, gift boxes and curated moments designed around guests' stays.
Amenities
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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