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 2nd January to 2nd April: weekends, public holidays, and daily during French school holidays of the Paris region (zone C), from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
From 3rd April to 29th August: daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
From 30th August to 1st November: weekends and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - week from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
From 2nd November to 31st December: weekends, public holidays, and daily during French school holidays of the Paris region (zone C), from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Audioguided tour, lasts: about 35 min.

Annual colsure: on 1st January and 25th December.

Prices: adults 3,50 € - children 2 € (5-12 years old).


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