Heritage Days 2023: unusual tours and events at Maubuisson Abbey (95)

TheAbbaye de Maubuisson, in Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône, Val-D'Oise (95), welcomes you for a day of discovery and walks, on Saturday 16th and Sunday September 17, 2023. Take advantage of the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) to visit this former Cistercian royal abbey founded in 1236. Take part in unusual guided tours, enjoy specially planned workshops and experiments, and watch a historical fencing demonstration!

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A former Cistercian women's abbey (Notre-Dame-La Royale) founded by Blanche de Castille in the 11th century. Today, you'll find the barn and part of the carré claustral, i.e. the chapter house, parlour, nuns' room and toilets. The abbey's vaulted rooms are adorned with magnificent stained glass windows and green and yellow glazed terracotta.

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Next to the abbey, the 10-hectare park offers visitors archaeological remains and ancient hydraulic structures. Since 2001, the building has been dedicated to the plastic and visual arts, offering installations in keeping with the architecture of the site and its heritage. A beautiful place to discover, or rediscover, on the occasion of this 39th edition of the Journées du Patrimoine. Make a note of it in your diary, folks?

Detailed program for Journées du Patrimoine 2023 at Abbaye de Maubuisson, Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône (Val d'Oise) :

Aucun événement annoncé à ce jour, le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles.