{"id":16329,"date":"2015-04-02T18:36:40","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T17:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=16329"},"modified":"2022-04-17T10:31:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T08:31:55","slug":"fontevrault-abbey-hotel-in-historic-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/fontevrault-abbey-hotel-in-historic-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"Fontevrault Abbey – hotel and history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The quite exceptional Fontevrault Abbey<\/strong> (49 Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire<\/em>) is not just the burial place of Richard the Lionheart<\/strong>, this exceptional abbey offers the visitor an impressive history of architecture and now<\/strong> a 54 room Hotel and gourmet restaurant .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in the UNESCO<\/strong> World Heritage site of the Loire Valley (between Sully-sur-Loire<\/strong> and Chalonnes<\/strong>) the abbey is situated between Saumur<\/strong> and Chinon.  <\/strong> With the Royal Abbey (the largest in Europe), its cloisters and spacious Romanesque kitchens and history dating back to the 12th Century, Fontevraud<\/strong> is always worth a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new modern art museum is also open at Fontevraud Abbey . The Fannnerie, <\/em>the former stables, will host the rich\u00a0 private collection of Martine and L\u00e9on Clignan, featuring works by Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec and Rodin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See a wonderful collection of images of the Abbey and its history at Google’s Art and Culture website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fontevraud L’h\u00f4tel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 – now you can stay in modern and well-equipped rooms and explore the abbey in the evenings when the day visitors have left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fontevraud L’h\u00f4tel<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>is located in the priory<\/strong> of the historic monument of Fontevraud-l’Abbaye and as well as the high standard of accommodation (each room comes with a TV and an iPad!), there is a gourmet restaurant run by an award-winning chef!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info and to check availabilty at this Abbey Hotel see Fontevraud L’h\u00f4tel<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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