"Secrets of the monastic gardens"

Name: Visite-atelier "Secrets des jardins monastiques"
Start: 2024-06-02T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-06-02T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes

Dimanche 2 juin, 16h00Passé

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Between spiritual culture and nourishing culture, the monastic gardens contain treasures of well-being, from the Damascus rose that tones the skin to the St. John’s wort that soothes anxiety ... Rediscover the history of the gardens of the Abbey, between the garden of the simple, vegetable garden, orchard and space full of symbols.
Meeting in the Abboutique
With Didier Charles, member of the association Bellerive and Muriel Perrin, director of the heritage of the City of Saintes.

À propos du lieu

Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes

11 place de l'Abbaye

Charente-Maritime
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

It is in an architectural ensemble where mix Romanesque art of the abbey and conventual buildings of classical style, that the abbey to the Ladies of Saintes has implemented a project around music, especially interpretation, and put it into a national and international network. At the time when the nuns still lived in the conventual buildings, there was already a garden of the simple. Medicinal plants were mainly cultivated, intended for the sick and pilgrims passing through. This garden has been recreated to give back to the space its charm of yesteryear. A nice walk in a place that inspires serenity and offers an incredible view of the Romanesque bedside of the Abbaye aux Dames, not to mention its recognizable bell tower in the shape of a pine cone.