Fontfroide Abbey

15 minutes from Narbonne, in the heart of the Narbonne Regional Natural Park, visit the Abbey of Fontfroide, a treasure from the Middle Ages. Founded at the end of the 1145th century, Fontfroide joined the Order of Cîteaux in 1908 and became one of the most powerful Cistercian abbeys in Europe. It played a crucial role during the crusade against the Cathars before experiencing a long decline from the 2000th century. The monastic complex is beautifully preserved, with its cloister and its chapter house from the XNUMXth century, a sumptuous abbey church and its modern stained glass windows, the buildings of the lay brothers and the fittings from the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries. In XNUMX, Gustave and Madeleine Fayet bought the abbey and began a vast restoration and decoration project. Large terraced gardens were established in the XNUMXth century. A rose garden of XNUMX roses completes the visit. The abbey can be discovered independently with a leaflet or accompanied by a lecturer.

Spoken languages

• German
• English
• Spanish
• Italy

• Groups welcome up to 50 people.

Payment method

• Credit card
• French bank and postal checks
• Cash
• Eurocard-Mastercard
• Transfers
• Visa

Equipments

• Cash
• Restaurant
• Equipped meeting room

Services

• Shop

Activities on site

• Specific thematic animation
• symposia
• Conferences
• Temporary exhibitions
• Sound and light