Visit of the Abbey of Melleray in free access on the occasion of the Heritage Days. Workshops, concerts, exhibitions, and much more...

Name: Visita de la Abadía de Melleray en acceso libre con motivo de las Jornadas del Patrimonio. Talleres, conciertos, exposiciones y mucho más...
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Melleray

Exceptional opening to the free visit, on the occasion of the Heritage Days. Possibility of a guided visit (paying). Beekeeping workshops, concerts, shop, exhibition of paintings,...

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

Herramientas de registro

02 40 28 20 90

@ Communauté du Chemin Neuf

Heritage days at Melleray Abbey

Free visit

Exceptional opening of the abbey to the free visit, on the occasion of the Heritage Days: abbey church, cloister, chapter room, checkered hall, corridor of compline, orchard, vegetable garden, cemetery of monks, pond,...

Historic Guided Tour

Possibility of a paid guided tour (many times available): enter the world of monks during a guided tour by a member of the Community. By crossing the monastery and listening to the anecdotes of the place, you will also cross the different epochs of the history of this Cistercian abbey of the twelfth century - Foundation, Commende, Revolution, Golden Age, Transfer to the Community of the Way Nine. Soon the abbey will have no secrets for you!
Children can request a survey to be completed throughout the visit. Surprise on arrival for the smartest.

Activities

Many free activities are proposed punctually during the 2 afternoons:

concerts
beeswax candle making workshop (for children)
visits to the vegetable garden and orchard
Vespers with the community (Saturday 5.30pm)

And along the way you will also find:

a small museum,
a stand selling the abbey’s products,
an exhibition of paintings by local painters,
a 20 min. video presenting the abbey,
a beekeeping stand,
the shop (carterie, CD/DVD, bookshop, monastic crafts)

About the location

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Melleray

Route de Riaillé, 44520 La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne

Loire-Atlantique
Pays de la Loire

The Abbey was founded in 1142 by Alain de Moisdon and enriched with donations. In 1425, damage was caused by the occupation of the Abbey by troops of the Montfort party. It was placed in Commende in 1544\. The reconstructions of the eastern wing of the monastic buildings were completed in 1701 and the western wing by Nicolas PORTAL in 1761\. In 1887, landscaping works were carried out in the choir of the church and the 15th century bay of the bedside disappeared. Major transformations and modernization were undertaken in 1949\. PROTECTIVE NOTE: The facades and roofs of the three conventual buildings surrounding the cloister; the galleries of the cloister; the grand staircase of honor with its wrought iron ramp in the west wing; the great stone staircase with balusters in the central wing; the vestibule in the west wing; the old dining room and the old alcove room with their decoration, in the west wing (cad. C 1033): classification by decree of 21 December 1984-Church; facades and roof