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Le Bec-Hellouin

L’abbaye du Bec

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Bernay

Le Bec-Hellouin

L’abbaye du Bec

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Location: Le Bec-Hellouin, Bernay, Normandy, France

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1. Château du Champ-de-Bataille by l'abbaye du Bec — loop from Brionne

54.0km

03:25

430m

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2. Écluse de la baronne – Barrage du pont gany loop from Le Bec-Hellouin

21.2km

01:13

80m

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3. Picnic area – Château du Champ-de-Bataille loop from Épégard

30.8km

01:48

180m

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Paul_C

November 26, 2023

Bec-Hellouin Abbey was one of the most influential monasteries in medieval Europe. Founded in 1034 by a knight named Herluin, the abbey became a center of learning and culture, attracting scholars like Lanfranc and Anselm, who later became Archbishops of Canterbury. You can admire the impressive architecture of the abbey, such as the 15th century St. Nicholas Tower, the 17th century cloister and the 18th century convent buildings. You can also join Benedictine monks to pray in the church, which was once the refectory. The abbey is surrounded by a beautiful park and a vegetable garden, where you can enjoy the tranquility of nature. The abbey is open to visitors every day, except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can also spend the night at the hostelry, if you wish to discover monastic life in more depth.

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June 19, 2021

Founded around 1034 by a knight of the Count of Brionne, a man named Hellouin (or Herluin), Bec Abbey quickly became an important center of Christianity under the leadership of two men. The builder Lanfranc of Pavia and the philosopher Anselme of Aosta made this little corner of Normandy famous by propagating the spiritual culture of Bec, particularly across the Channel. Abbots on the banks of the Risle, they were also archbishops of Canterbury. Very early on, the monks encouraged the birth of the village to have a workforce nearby.

Le Bec-Hellouin thus breathed to the rhythm of the abbey, its hours of joy as well as its moments of suffering. 1417 is one of the years to be marked with a black stone: in the middle of the Hundred Years' War, the abbot, fearing the devastating assaults of the English troops, undertook a scorched earth policy which destroyed the village but did not prevent the English from seize the abbey. With the Revolution, the convent buildings became cavalry barracks. It was only in 1948 that the monks found Le Bec, joined the following year by nuns who built a monastery of their own.

A historic monument owned by the State, the abbey is still occupied by Benedictine monks whose artisanal production of ceramics contributes to the contemporary reputation of Bec-Hellouin. The majestic Saint-Nicolas tower dominates the convent buildings and the 17th century cloister where a peaceful atmosphere floats.

Source: normandie-tourisme.fr

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Location: Le Bec-Hellouin, Bernay, Normandy, France

L’abbaye du Bec

1. Château du Champ-de-Bataille by l'abbaye du Bec — loop from Brionne

2. Écluse de la baronne – Barrage du pont gany loop from Le Bec-Hellouin

3. Picnic area – Château du Champ-de-Bataille loop from Épégard

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