Abbey St. Andrew

Name: Abbey St. Andrew
Address: 58 Rue Mnt du Fort, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Metropolitan France
Telephone: +33 4 90 25 55 95
Rating: 4.30

Tourist attraction • Historical landmark • Garden • Yoga instructor • Art gallery • Observation deck • Cultural landmark

😠 Garden not in good shape at all when we visited. Not a great variety of plants, lack of colour and dried up weeds degrade the visual. Compared to other Abbaye gardens in France, for example Abbaye de Fontenay this is a inferior standard and not worth the €9 per person to visit. Sad. Having seen the... People often mention gardens,

Address

58 Rue Mnt du Fort, 30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France

Website

www.abbayesaintandre.fr

Contact

+33 4 90 25 55 95

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (305 reviews)

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4/5 Christof Van H. 1 year ago on Google
Beautiful gardens, unfortunately in summer not too many plants where blooming.
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5/5 Eva S. 1 year ago on Google
One of the most beautiful gardens I've ever visited! Must see when you're in Avignon and want to have a beautiful view on the city:)
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3/5 Nath de J. 3 years ago on Google
Amazing views and the gardens are interesting, but we expected a little bit more flowers. This place has a great potential. We were surprised with the Palissy inspired ceramics!
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4/5 Benoit T. 6 years ago on Google
Really beautiful view, do relax on the chairs
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3/5 Jeffrey E. 8 years ago on Google
The Abbey is good, but I prefer the Fort.
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5/5 Alana S. 1 year ago on Google
Fantastic, such beautiful gardens. Even though today was over 100 degrees, it was worth it.
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5/5 gaspard b. 10 months ago on Google
Amazing! I recommend!
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1/5 Alx 6 months ago on Google
Garden not in good shape at all when we visited. Not a great variety of plants, lack of colour and dried up weeds degrade the visual. Compared to other Abbaye gardens in France, for example Abbaye de Fontenay this is a inferior standard and not worth the €9 per person to visit. Sad. Having seen the exceptional gardens at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild I think I have been generous in one star for Abbaye St Andrew. As an update, the administrator of the Abbaye contacted me to advise that the comparison above with other gardens in other regions of France lacks veracity. Fair point but I note the promotional material for the Jardin does say it’s amongst to best gardens in France.
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5/5 Christophe F. 6 months ago on Google
One of the most amazing place I've seen. Delighful gardens. The view is priceless. Totally stunning!! Should definitely be in the bucketlist. Thanks to the owners/ managers for this wonderful work. WOW
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5/5 Beth A. 4 years ago on Google
Beautiful gardens with chairs under shady trees to take in the ambience.
4/5 Jeroen S. 5 years ago on Google
Nice monastry. Just skip the restaurant.
4/5 Bartek B. 9 years ago on Google
Beautiful garden and the view!
5/5 Bev B (. 1 year ago on Google
We took a walk around the gardens and they are just in a stunning location. Fantastic views across to Avignon and the surrounding landscape. Strategic placed chairs and benches mean you have the most leisurely of walks, a wonderful breeze making it very hard to leave. It may not be up to the standard of manicured gardens I have been in but, it was refreshing to see how the garden interacted with the wide landscape. We spent just over 2 hrs here... did I mention the views... the breeze... the chairs... loved it!
5/5 Travel Baba V. 6 months ago on Google
This abbey is a unique place. From the gardens there are stunning views over Avignon. From the café on the vaults there is a view worthy of a painting of the Popes' Palace. You can stay for hours in this garden to relax and enjoy. it is a haven of peace. don’t hesitate to stay there for a long time to enjoy all the treasures of the place

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