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Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Highlight • Religious Site

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

Name: Royal Abbey of Fontevraud
Rating: 2

Recommended by 58 mountain bikers

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Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine

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Location: Fontevraud-L'Abbaye, Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France

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1. Saint Martin Collegiate Church – Royal Abbey of Fontevraud loop from Fontevraud-l’Abbaye

51.6km

04:19

660m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Troglodyte houses – Royal Abbey of Fontevraud loop from Montsoreau

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03:53

560m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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3. Troglodyte houses – Royal Abbey of Fontevraud loop from Varennes-sur-Loire

27.5km

01:57

240m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Brian

January 24, 2017

The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: abbaye de Fontevraud) is a complex of religious buildings hosting a cultural centre since 1975, the Centre Culturel de l'Ouest, in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preacher Robert of Arbrissel. The foundation flourished and became the center of a new monastic Order, the Order of Fontevrault. This order was composed of double monasteries, in which the community consisted of both men and women—in separate quarters of the abbey—all of which were subject to the authority of the Abbess of Fontevraud. The Abbey of Fontevraud itself consisted of four separate communities, all completely managed by the same abbess.

The first permanent structures were built between 1110 and 1119. Then located within what is sometimes referred to as the Angevin Empire, the King of England, Henry II, his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and son, King Richard the Lionheart were buried here at the end of the 12th century. Disestablished as a monastery during the French Revolution, it served as a prison from 1804 to 1963.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is situated in the Loire Valley between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire within the Loire-Anjou-Touraine French regional natural park

Brian

January 24, 2017

Opening hours
Open daily
23 January – 28 April: 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
1 March – 30 June: 9.30 am – 6.30 pm
1 July – 31 August: 9.30 am – 7.00 pm
1 September – 30 October : 9.30 am – 6.30 pm
1 November – 31 December: 10.00 am – 5.00 pm

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Location: Fontevraud-L'Abbaye, Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France

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Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

1. Saint Martin Collegiate Church – Royal Abbey of Fontevraud loop from Fontevraud-l’Abbaye

2. Troglodyte houses – Royal Abbey of Fontevraud loop from Montsoreau

3. Troglodyte houses – Royal Abbey of Fontevraud loop from Varennes-sur-Loire

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