Dating from the 13th century the Tithe Barn was used as a covered market.

Merchants from Toulouse are known to have rented it in 1223 for example.

The lower room was used to store goods, whereas the
first was a shop and the upper floor was inhabited.

This typical Provins house has a stone façade, a vaulted cellar with a cross-ribbed vaulting and capitals adorned with foliage.

In the 17th century, it was used as warehouse for the tithe - tax on the harvests - where from its current name.

Today, it houses a permanent exhibition: scenes and characters bring to life the main crafts and the merchant activities of this time.

You will discover: the Italian merchant, the Provins woollen cloth merchant, the money-changer, the Flemish merchant, the letter-writer, the wool techniques in Provins, the potter, the quarryman, the stone cutter and the parchment maker.

Thanks to the audioguided visit, open to everyone, playful but very complete, you will get all the answers on the Fairs of Champagne which took place in Provins.

(Audio guide in English, German, Spanish and Chinese).

Opening hours:
From 2 January to 30 March 2012: weekends, public holidays, and daily during French school holidays (zones B & C), from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
From 31 March to 2 September: daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
From 3 September to 7 November: weekends and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - week from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
From 8 November to 31 December: weekends, public holidays, and daily during French school holidays (zones B & C), from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Audioguided tour, lasts: about 35 min.
Last admission 15 min before closure.

Annual colsure: on 1 January and 25 December.

Prices: adults 4,30 € - children 2,80 € (5-12 years old).


Know more about the other monuments:
The Caesar's Tower,
The Underground Galleries,
The Provins and the Provins area Museum.

Discover the packages and the Pass Cards (Pass Provins, Pass'Murailles or Pass Famille).