Free admission to the gardens of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier

Name: Free admission to the gardens of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier
Start: 2021-06-04T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-06-06T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Centre culturel départemental de l'abbaye de Saint-Riquier

Discover the gardens of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier at your leisure

4 - 6 June 2021Passed

Conditions

Free

Registration

03 60 03 44 70 abbayesaintriquier@somme.fr

At the bend of a walk, one can admire the Picardy barns, the «small schools» and the surrounding wall forming a square garden almost closed. On about 3 hectares are planted 300 fruit trees: apple, pear, cherry, peach, plum but also chestnut, walnut and hazelnut trees, as well as a hundred ornamental trees.

About the location

Centre culturel départemental de l'abbaye de Saint-Riquier

Place de l'Eglise 80135 SAINT-RIQUIER

Somme
Hauts-de-France

The abbey of Saint-Riquier, founded in the first half of the 7th century, was between 790 and 1131, one of the very first places of culture in Western Europe. Today, part of the abbey has been transformed into a departmental cultural center, through a rich and diverse cultural program composed of shows, exhibitions and cultural actions. The partnerships developed with Radio France and the Centre Pompidou, offer unique artistic encounters. Every summer, you will also find the Festival de Saint-Riquier, an unmissable musical event that shines in the north-west of France. And then, in February 2020, Studio Créa was inaugurated. This new youth space at the Saint-Riquier cultural centre offers workshops on artistic practices and meetings with artists and cultural professionals throughout the year.

Tags

Monument historique, Site patrimonial remarquable, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Jardin de collection (botanique, arboretum...), Jardin vivrier (potager, verger, jardins familiaux, jardin de simples...)

Access

Access to Saint-Riquier, located 10 km from Abbeville and the Bay of Somme. By car, Abbeville is 2 hours from Paris by the A16 motorway, exit N° 22 - Connection with Normandy by the A28 or the A29 - From Lille, follow the A1, then take the A29 and then the A16\. By train, Abbeville is 1h30 from Paris (Paris-Calais line) and 30 minutes from Amiens.