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Pontigny Abbey

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Pontigny Abbey

Name: Pontigny Abbey
Rating: 2

Recommended by 6 road cyclists

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Location: Pontigny, Auxerre, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. Abbaye de Pontigny — loop from Chablis

38.5km

01:46

290m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Saint Florentin & Abbaye de Pontigny — loop around the area for the enhancement of architecture and heritage

83.1km

03:32

550m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Paul Bert Bridge – Chablis Village and Vineyards loop from Monéteau-Gurgy

69.9km

03:01

520m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Fabrice Rigalleau

July 31, 2023

Cistercian monks settled here in 1114, in this valley near the Serein, where a forest reigned. They built a huge abbey: 4000m² on the ground, 120m long. Second daughter of Citeaux, Pontigny is thus the largest Cistercian abbey church in the world.
The Revolution put an end to the presence of the monks and the church became parish in 1803. It was classified as a Historic Monument in 1840 in the first list drawn up by Prosper Mérimée, a sign of its heritage importance.
Marked by the austere thought of Saint Bernard, the Cistercian church is deliberately devoid of images and colors. The search for spiritual perfection is reflected in an architecture in search of the essential, and which gives importance to the diffusion of natural light. Pontigny perfectly embodies this research. The abbey church marks the transition between Romanesque and Gothic. We can distinguish two construction campaigns with an older part of Romanesque style and a second part influenced by the Gothic style.
The road enters the domain and arrives at the foot of the abbey. Above all, do not hesitate to cross the portal.

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Lorenzo

October 13, 2025

Excellent restaurant open on Sundays!

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Elevation 120 m

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Location: Pontigny, Auxerre, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Pontigny Abbey

1. Abbaye de Pontigny — loop from Chablis

2. Saint Florentin & Abbaye de Pontigny — loop around the area for the enhancement of architecture and heritage

3. Paul Bert Bridge – Chablis Village and Vineyards loop from Monéteau-Gurgy

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