Extraordinary panorama of the city-abbey from the Cheese Tower

Name: Extraordinario panorama sobre la ciudad-abadía desde la Torre de los Quesos
Start: 2022-09-17T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Tour des Fromages de l'Abbaye de Cluny

Formerly known as the Bean Tower.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

OT Cluny - M. Billoud

The Cheese Tower, the abbey’s surrounding tower, will allow you to keep unforgettable memories of your visit to Cluny.
From the top of its 120 steps, discover an extraordinary panorama of the abbey-city and an exhibition of photographs presenting the achievements of the Friends of Cluny (heritage conservation association), throughout your ascent.

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Visite libre

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About the location

Tour des Fromages de l'Abbaye de Cluny

Office du Tourisme 6 rue Mercière, 71250 Cluny

Saône-et-Loire
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

One of the 19 towers of the walls of the Abbey of Cluny. 121 steps that lead to a beautiful panorama on the 4 cardinal points of Cluny. The Benedictine Abbey of Cluny was founded in the 10th century and spread its influence throughout Europe over the centuries with its abbey church of extraordinary proportions. Discover the numerous monastic buildings and the remains of the great church, the "Maïor Ecclesia", partly destroyed after the French Revolution. The 18th century cloister offers the chapter hall and the remains of the choir of the second church. The farinier, in the park, allows to discover the beautiful framework of the thirteenth century. ... the Palais Jean de Bourbon was built at the end of the 15th century by one of the great abbots of Cluny whose name it bears. A flamboyant Gothic building, the palace now houses the Museum of Art and Archaeology with a large collection of religious and civil Romanesque sculptures from the houses of the city, the abbey and the surrounding