Four seasons of discoveries in Fontevraud
Spend the festive season in Anjou at Fontevraud Abbey. Renowned for its royal abbey, this place steeped in history harmoniously blends heritage, culture and the magic of the seasons. Discover this picturesque town, where the serenity of the countryside meets the joy of the seasonal festivities.
Every year each new seasonis celebratedwith a new cultural programme which changes according to local traditions and events. Each year has 4 majour moments:
For this final season of 2023, Fontevraud invites you to put on your winter woollies and enjoy the music.
From the 25th of November 2023 to 4th of March 2024, Fontevraud's monastery becomes the heart of the Christmas festivities.
There's nothing like experience the harmony in music and voices in the church of Fontevraud Abbey, experience the magic of Christmas. For more than a month, children from the finest choirs will be singing with Lise Borel benefitting from its exceptional acoustics.
Find out more in the official programme on the Fontevraud abbey's website
Restaurant La Croix Blanche Fontevraud is conveniently located on the Place des Plantagenets, right opposite the Abbey and the Museum of Modern Art. Its bistro cuisine and the historic setting make this a restaurant not to be missed.
This former coaching inn from 1696 suggests regional specialities for lunch and dinner. Enjoy fresh, home cooked and seasonal local produce.
To accompany your meal, the local wineries have thought of everything, the wine list is 100% local with Loire valley wine from differents regions.
Open for lunch and dinner, the seasonal menu changes regularly and can be adapted for a gluten-free or vegetarian diets.
Need an excuse? The log fire welcomes your after your visit to the Abbey - take a gourmet break at the La Croix Blanche restaurant Fontevraud.
Don't forget to book your table!
A lively town in all 4 seasons
Every year each new seasonis celebratedwith a new cultural programme which changes according to local traditions and events. Each year has 4 majour moments:
- Easter: music & heritage - concerts, Easter catholic church service in the abbey church, easter egg hunt
- Summer: dialogue between heritage and creation
- Autumn: the history of time
- Winter: Christmas concerts and a magnificent themed exhibition
Christmas at Fontevraud
For this final season of 2023, Fontevraud invites you to put on your winter woollies and enjoy the music.
From the 25th of November 2023 to 4th of March 2024, Fontevraud's monastery becomes the heart of the Christmas festivities.
There's nothing like experience the harmony in music and voices in the church of Fontevraud Abbey, experience the magic of Christmas. For more than a month, children from the finest choirs will be singing with Lise Borel benefitting from its exceptional acoustics.
Find out more in the official programme on the Fontevraud abbey's website
Eating out in a restaurant near the Abbey
Restaurant La Croix Blanche Fontevraud is conveniently located on the Place des Plantagenets, right opposite the Abbey and the Museum of Modern Art. Its bistro cuisine and the historic setting make this a restaurant not to be missed.
This former coaching inn from 1696 suggests regional specialities for lunch and dinner. Enjoy fresh, home cooked and seasonal local produce.
To accompany your meal, the local wineries have thought of everything, the wine list is 100% local with Loire valley wine from differents regions.
Open for lunch and dinner, the seasonal menu changes regularly and can be adapted for a gluten-free or vegetarian diets.
Need an excuse? The log fire welcomes your after your visit to the Abbey - take a gourmet break at the La Croix Blanche restaurant Fontevraud.
Don't forget to book your table!
