WHAT TO SEE & DO
Overview Table
| Name | Appeal | Type | Visit | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fontevraud Abbey | ✦✦✦✧✧ | Abbey | Self | Paid € |
| 2 | Modern Art Museum | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Museum - Modern Art | Self | Paid € |
| 3 | Festina Lente | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Medieval Art Gallery | Self | Free |
| 4 | St. Michel Church | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Church | Self | Free |
1. Fontevraud Abbey
Appeal ✦✦✦✧✧
Type Abbey
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Abbaye Royale Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
Fontevraud Abbey is one of Europe’s largest monastic complexes, with a history dating back to the 12th century. It’s a royal necropolis with the tombs of notable Plantagenets.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
2. Modern Art Museum
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Modern Art Museum
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Musée d’Art Moderne
The Modern Art Museum showcases mainly modern art within the historic setting of the abbey. It offers a blend of old and new, with rotating exhibitions of modern artworks.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
3. Festina Lente
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Medieval Art Gallery
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Atelier Festina Lente
The Festina Lente gallery and workshop showcases works of the beautiful and nearly forgotten medieval technique known as stencil illumination from the 14th century.
4. St. Michel Church
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Church
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Église Saint-Michel
The village church primarily dates from the 13th century in a gothic style.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
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