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Historic site and monument

Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu

Name: Medieval village tour
Start: 2021-01-01
End: 2021-12-31
Location: Medieval village tour

Haute-Loire ()

Luc Olivier

SMPCD

Laurence Barruel

Description

The Abbey is made of several buildings around a cloister : a beautiful gothic church from the 14th century with the tomb of the Pope Clement VI surrounded by 144 stalls in oak wood sculpted with medieval figures and the famous fresco "Danse Macabre" from the 15th century painted on the north wall.
A big rood-screen in stone separate the nave in two parts with the tomb of St Robert, the founder of the benedictin abbey in the 11th century : la Casa Dei.
There is also a beautiful baroque organ case from 1683 with musician angels sculpted in pine wood from local forests. It was all restored with the help of Georgy Cziffra, hungarian pianist founder of the famous music festival that takes place here since 1966. Each summer, at the end of august, several classical and baroque music concerts make the vaults resonated.
The refectory was turned into a chapel after the French Revolution with the departure of the twenty last benedictin monks.
The gothic cloister losts two galleries after a fire at the end of the 18th century.
A whispering room called "salle de l'écho" is a real mystery for the visitors : each one can speak loud to another and hear perfectly whispering in the opposite corner.
From 2007, a great restoration project is carried by the department of Haute-Loire and the town of La Chaise-Dieu.
An old and restored chapel presents now the 14 flemish tapestries of the abbey, listed by the Historic Monument as a real national treasure.
A new museum tour is now open from april to november to discover all these parts of the abbey.
The abbey complex of the Chaise Dieu has just been awarded a 3rd star in the prestigious Michelin Green Guide

Ouverture

All year round, daily.

Tarifs

Free access.
Group rate available for > 20 people.

Contact et accès

43160 La Chaise-Dieu
Haute-Loire (43)

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Informations complémentaires

Services

Educational visits
Room hire
Themed tour
Shop
Set down on-site for groups
Wi-fi
Tourist brochures
Tourist information
Tour free of charge
Guided tours

Équipements

Meeting room
Parking nearby
Public WC
Auditorium
Defibrillator
Exhibition space
Lift
Toilets

Activités

Temporary exhibition
Shows
Concert

Moyen de Paiement

Bank/credit card
Check
Travellers Cheque
Cash
Credit transfer
Culture voucher

Langues parlées

English
French

Langues de visite

French

Animaux

Animaux interdits

Labels

Hearing disability
Mental disability
Physical disability
Visual disability

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