Abbaye de Fontdouce

Kathelijne Van G. — Google Maps 5/5

Fontdouce Abbey has a 900-year - old history. It was founded in 1111 as a small scale monastery, but became richer thanks to donations, especially the ones of Eleanor of Aquitaine. During the following centuries, the abbey obtains the titel of Royal Abbey, but after the French Revolution, the abbey was sold and turned into a farm. Fortunately the first restorations started in 1970 and still continue. Behind and below the mansion built in the 19th century that appears in the first place, several Roman and Gothic rooms, that no one expects to discover after the entrance Gate, were restored. In this way, the two superimposed Roman chapels, the Roman cellar, the chapter house and the Gothic parlour, the monk's room, and of course the abbatial enclosure with the remains of the old church, firm a clear unity restored during the last 45 years. Visitors can understand better the size of the monastery. The whole, after some restorations from the 18th and 19th century, almost gives a labyrinthe...

Gilles H. — Google Maps 4/5

Très agréable

AC W. — Google Maps 4/5

Great visit. Loved it!