Guided tours of the Ambronay Abbey

Name: Guided tours of the Ambronay Abbey
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye d'Ambronay

The 40th edition of the European Heritage Days celebrates «living heritage». In movement and in original forms, the Ambronay Cultural Meeting Centre opens its doors wide to the public.

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

The tours are free of charge. They are accessible subject to availability. Only the visits «Les voix de l'Abbaye» are on reservation.

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The 40th edition of the European Heritage Days celebrates «living heritage». Moving and in original forms, the Ambronay Cultural Meeting Center opens its doors wide to visitors on the richness of its heritage!
VISITS TO THE ABBEY
From the serenity of the Gothic cloister to the defence towers, discover the different uses of the Abbey throughout the centuries. Saturday 16 September, 10h, 15h, 16h, 18h Sunday 17 September, 10h, 15h, 16h
WALKS AROUND THE SMALL HISTORY OF THE ABBEY A visit where the big and the small history come into resonance thanks to tasty personal anecdotes. Saturday 16 September, 11am Sunday 17 September, 11am
The «Small City of Character» is revealed in this tour that will take you from the stones of the Abbey to the most beautiful streets of Ambronay. Saturday 16 September, 12h, 17h Sunday 17 September, 12h, 17h
VISITS «THE VOICES OF THE ABBEY» WITH JULIE GARNIER Visit to two voices, between a guide and a singer. Saturday 16 September, 14h, 17h Sunday 17 September, 14h
RIM TOURS WITH JACK DOUGLAS Discover the Abbey as it never existed! Jack Douglas, baroque guide, takes you on a wacky tour of the Abbey! Saturday 16 September, 14h30, 15h30, 16h30 Sunday 17 September, 14h30, 15h30, 16h30
AERIAL DANCE ON THE AIR & CHIOME D'ORO Two dancers suspended from the majestic façade of the Archives Tower accompanied by the Chiome d'Oro ensemble… A magical performance! Saturday 16 September, 11h, 14h, 15h, 16h Sunday 17 September, 14h, 15h, 16h, place conventuelle
In the Abbey Church, the artists let the public in for a rehearsal, before their concert. Saturday 16 September, 14h-17h Sunday 17 September, 10h-12h
The tours are free of charge. They are accessible subject to availability. Only the visits «Les voix de l'Abbaye» are on reservation.

About the location

Abbaye d'Ambronay

Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay, Place Thollon, 01500 Ambronay, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Based(Established) under Charlemagne's reign in years 800 by Barnard, high-ranking serviceman, the Abbey of Ambronay is attached with a ruler of saint Benoît. In the XIth century the Abbey enjoys a complete sovereignty by papal privilege, depending as well as Rome. The Abbey beams and possesses an important territory including 44 parishes, 21 priories and 9 deanships(comices). His monks become the administrators(directors) of a more and more rich fief and his territory attracts greeds of the high neighbouring dignitaries. Placed at the heart of border fights between Dauphiné and Savoy, the Abbey must defend(forbid) itself. The "castle" is then built, a main building was flanked(thrown) by two tours(towers,ballots) in the surrounding wall(speaker) of the Abbey. To live more serenely, in 1282, the abbot Jean of Balm chooses to put itself under the protection of the Count de Savoie. The monks will be able so to dedicate themselves only to prayer in strict observance of the Rule(Ruler). In the course of time(weather) and with the arrival of the commendataires abbots, the monks take some liberties from the XVIth century. They will abandon life principles, for example, in community by building their own houses annexed to the Abbey with horses and servants... In 1652, the Abbey of Ambronay is attached to the Congregation of the Benedictines de Saint-Maur. Taking up with monastic life, the monks mauristes renovate and transform buildings(ships), gather(combine) archives, build a library(bookcase). In Revolution, the civil Constitution of the Clergy announces that the religious communities having neither vocation of education or of charity are declared as being useless. She(It) will find her(its) function(office) of parish church at the end of Revolution.