One of the oldest and most completely intact Cistercian abbeys in Europe, Abbaye de Fontenay was built in 1118 with a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles. Although slightly rundown, the original complex comprising the church, dormitory, cloister, chapter house, caldarium, dovecote, and forge all retain their original architecture, except the refectory. Make Abbaye de Fontenay part of your personalized Montbard itinerary using our Montbard tourist route planner.
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Óscar M
August 15, 2017Positive: - the landscape of the Bourgogne while you approach to it - free parking - the monastery itself is wonderful and perfectly restored - the gardens surrounding the medieval buildings are also ... more »
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jacky m
August 15, 2017quel endroit magnifique, une cure de silence et de recueillement dans cette abbaye magnifiquement conservée, ce monument mérite vraiment son classement à l"Unesco. Vraiment un site a voir a tout prix,... more »
What a beautiful place, a priest of silence and recollection in this beautifully preserved Abbey, this monument really deserves its ranking to l "Unesco. Really a site a see at any cost, a very professional and interesting guideView original -
Yohann D
August 15, 2017La visite de Fontenay a été une vraie découverte : site superbe, histoire étonnante et belle mise en valeur du patrimoine. more »
The visit of Fontenay was a real discovery: great site, amazing and beautiful story development of heritage.View original
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Frank Curry
August 30, 2017Lovingly preserved (English) audio guide would have made it 5*
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Alan Pembshaw
May 5, 2017Absolute must to see. Beautifully restored and maintained. Very serene
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Marc Wilkinson
March 28, 2017Exceptional place. Unique as each Cistercian place is. Here are beauty, silence ,contemplation. Here are medieval intelligence, ability, craftsmanship and balance in the hands of modest powerful believers at their best. Forget the world and its noisy nonsense! Enter each building with the respect you owe to the work of something beyond you. Don't interrupt the prayers of the stone, the blessing of light, the call of silence. Marc Thierry-Wilkinson/Paris
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Cloudia Chen
June 19, 2017A must go in this area. Nice and quiet, with rich history which often ignored.
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Alberto Verreschi
August 24, 2017A special place, well maintained.
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