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Fontenay Abbey

Name: Fontenay Abbey
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Abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay

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Location: Marmagne, Montbard, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. The Cistercian abbey of Fontenay — loop

12.6km

03:28

200m

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

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2. Forge at Fontenay Abbey – Fontenay Abbey loop from Marmagne

9.16km

02:29

130m

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3. Forge at Fontenay Abbey – Fontenay Abbey loop from Marmagne

6.42km

01:46

110m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nordhesse

July 27, 2022

Founded by Saint Bernard in 1118, Fontenay Abbey is one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in Europe. The Romanesque architecture gives a remarkable homogeneity to the 12th-century buildings that have remained intact after more than eight centuries of history. The visitor discovers successively the church, the cloister, the monks' dormitory, the chapter house, the scriptorium and the great forge. After visiting the monastery, garden lovers can freely stroll through the two-hectare park and admire the new landscaped garden with numerous species of plants and shrubs. Fontenay Abbey is now privately owned and was one of the first French sites to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. The former monastery is located in a listed and fully preserved valley. The hiking trails invite you to numerous walks through the beech and ash forest.
Admission is currently 11 euros, but it's worth it ;-)

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David Howells

January 22, 2021

A beautiful abbey to visit and kept in pristine condition. Not much to add as Karsten S has done an excellent job giving some historical context to the place.

JakobusPilger

August 31, 2024

The Abbey of Fontenay, like all monasteries and places of worship, was, of course, founded or built first and foremost as a place of prayer. Due to its outstanding significance, it has also been honored with the title of "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. The German-language television series "Treasures of the World – Heritage of Humanity" documents these special sites around the world in quarter-hour segments. One episode also deals with this abbey, and the website reads:

* "France at the end of the 11th century. Christianity has prevailed. The noble abbots of the Benedictine monasteries live in prosperity. The monastic ideal of poverty and modesty seems to have been forgotten. A new order is founded in Burgundy. It calls its followers to return to early Christian ideals: to work and poverty, to humility and seclusion from the world. The monks establish their first monastery, "Citeaux," after which they later call themselves Cistercians. The order grows rapidly. The monks clear the forests and regulate the rivers. Their religious houses soon spread throughout France, even to Germany. The Fontenay Abbey is also founded under them."

The film is available in the ARD media library at the following link =>> ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/fontenay-frankreich-folge-11/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS83MjQ3MjIw

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Location: Marmagne, Montbard, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Fontenay Abbey

1. The Cistercian abbey of Fontenay — loop

2. Forge at Fontenay Abbey – Fontenay Abbey loop from Marmagne

3. Forge at Fontenay Abbey – Fontenay Abbey loop from Marmagne

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