2021 Opening Hours
Covid 19: They abbey shall reopen from May 19, 2021
From monday to friday: 10am-12:30pm and 13:30pm-18pm
saturday, sunday and public holidays : 10am to 18pm - the Abbey will be open with several french guided tours during the day
Special events (candle visits, extended evening hours) will be announced on this web site.
Fontenay's gardens distinction renewed
The Ministry of Culture has renewed, for the third consecutive time, the recognition "Remarkable Garden" to the Abbey of Fontenay gardens.
This label, challenged every 5 years , recognizes exceptional gardens which follow rigorous maintenance and development standards.
Fontenay gardens, which encompass spaces spread over three acres in the abbey perimeter, were redesigned in 1996 with the help of landscape architect Peter Holmes.
The book "Fontenay au coeur d'un chef d'oeuvre cistercien"
The book "Fontenay au coeur d'un chef d'oeuvre cistercien" was awarded "Monographie de l'Année" by the "Demeure Historique".