Abbaye De Fontenay Romanesque Cistercian abbey door opening onto the choir

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Architectural masterpieces, the power of Burgundy’s abbeys is revealed.

Cistercian or Benedictine, Romanesque, Gothic or Renaissance in style, these edifices will leave you speechless!

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Abbaye de Fontenay

RELIGIOUS HERITAGE

The Abbey of Fontenay was founded by Saint Bernard in 1118. It is one of the oldest Cistercian abbeys in Europe. The Romanesque architecture offers a remarkable unity to all buildings remained intact since the Middle Ages. The Abbey was transformed into a paper mill after the French Revolution by...

Marmagne

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Abbaye de Cluny

RELIGIOUS HERITAGE

Founded in 910, the Abbey of Cluny dominated Europe throughout the Middle Ages with its abbey church of extraordinary proportions: the "Maïor Ecclesia". The highest vaults in the Romanesque world still bear witness to its gigantic proportions. Witness to the daily life of the monastery, the Farinier...

Cluny

Abbaye de Cîteaux

RELIGIOUS HERITAGE

In 1098, a group of monks from Molesme Abbey arrived to an out way location – the Cîteaux forest – in order to lead a simple life, in line with the teaching of Gospel. Today, the Cîteaux Abbey is a community belonging to the Order of cistercians of Strict Observance. It has about 30 brothers committ...

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux

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