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Cluny Abbey

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Cluny Abbey

Name: Cluny Abbey
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Location: Cluny, Mâcon, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. Saint-Marcel Church of Cluny – Col des Quatre Vents loop from Bellecroix

16.3km

04:38

370m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Abbaye de Cluny – Cluny loop from Cluny

7.74km

02:10

150m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Église Notre-Dame – Abbey Park of Cluny loop from Le Merle

13.1km

03:49

350m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Vincent Reboul

March 3, 2022

Cluny Abbey was one of the nerve centers of Christianity for many centuries. Its church was gigantic and was by far the largest Romanesque church in the world. Its proportions defy all rationality.

Unfortunately, today only a tiny part of what it was remains. Fortunately, there remains one of its huge towers that you reach by moving through the foundations of what this church was. It is very moving.
Begun during the French Revolution, the dismantling of the church was completed by Napoleon I who ordered that the stones of the abbey be used for the construction of the national stud farms.

The safeguarding of the Cluniac heritage is largely due to an American archaeologist who for many years saved its treasures. The art and archeology museum of the town of Cluny, adjoining the main entrance to the ruins of the church, exhibits all its finds. For more information the following website will provide further information:

cluny.fr/musee-dart-et-darcheologie

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JakobusPilger

June 18, 2022

In the ZDF media library there is an exciting and informative film report "It is the center of one of the most important reform movements of the High Middle Ages and at times the largest church in Christianity - the Abbey of Cluny, a sacred miracle building.":
zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfinfo-doku/die-abtei-von-cluny-geheimnisvoller-wunderbau-100.htmlhttps://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfinfo-doku/die-abtei- from-cluny-mysterious-wonderful-building-100.html

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MichaelC

July 29, 2024

Main reason for visiting Cluny - but well worth the time.

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Location: Cluny, Mâcon, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Cluny Abbey

1. Saint-Marcel Church of Cluny – Col des Quatre Vents loop from Bellecroix

2. Abbaye de Cluny – Cluny loop from Cluny

3. Église Notre-Dame – Abbey Park of Cluny loop from Le Merle

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