# The Tithe Barn and the Champagne fairs

What to do en Provins · Provins

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/tithe-barn · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 5 € adult
- Duración: 35 min
- Temporada: All year; daily from late March to August
- Para quién: Families; the audio guide is suitable for children

Museum · 35 min with audio guide · €5 or with the Pass Provins · 12th–13th-century merchant's house

A stone house typical of Provins in the 12th and 13th centuries: warehouse below, shop on the first floor and living quarters above. It was rented to merchants, among them from Toulouse, and in the 16th century it was used to store the harvest tithe, hence the name.
What you see
The ground-floor room, with ribbed vaulting and carved capitals, and a staging with figures of the trades and merchants of the Champagne fairs: the Italian merchant, the Provins clothier, the moneychanger, the scribe, the parchment maker. The audio guide, lent in exchange for an ID document, explains in about 35 minutes why Provins was so rich. It is the best way to understand the town before walking round it.
Opening hours and price
From late March to 31 August, every day from 10:00 to 18:00; from September to early November, weekends from 10:00 to 18:00 and weekdays from 14:00 to 18:00; in winter, weekends, public holidays and school holidays from 14:00 to 17:00. Admission: €5 (€3 for ages 4 to 12) or with the Pass Provins. It is at 3 Rue Saint-Jean.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 48.5626, 3.28681

## Cerca de aquí

- [Aux Vieux Remparts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/where-to-stay/aux-vieux-remparts), a 33 m
- [Bistrot Aux Vieux Remparts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/where-to-eat/bistrot-aux-vieux-remparts), a 33 m
- [Noël à Provins, the medieval Christmas market](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/noel-a-provins-medieval-market), a 118 m
- [La Légende des Chevaliers, mounted jousting at the foot of the ramparts](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/legend-of-the-knights), a 265 m
- [The ramparts and the Porte Saint-Jean](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/ramparts-and-saint-jean-gate), a 265 m
- [The Caesar Tower, the 12th-century keep](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/caesar-tower), a 279 m
- [Les Aigles des Remparts, mounted falconry in the ramparts theatre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/eagles-of-the-ramparts), a 378 m
- [The little tourist train of the upper town](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins/things-to-do/tourist-train-of-the-upper-town), a 420 m

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What is the Tithe Barn in Provins?
A medieval merchant's house with an exhibition on the Champagne fairs, with an audio guide.

### How much does it cost?
€5 for adults and €3 for children aged 4 to 12, or with the Pass Provins.

Destino: [Provins](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/provins.md)