Cluny Abbey, Cluny

Cluny Abbey is a National Monument of France.

Description

The spiritual and artistic capital of the Middle Ages. Founded in 910, the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny was governed by a line of exceptional abbots and at the height of its influence in the 12th century, it was at the head of an "empire" of some 10,000 monks. The main abbey church is quite simply breathtaking with the highest vaulted roof of the Romanesque world rising some 30 metres above the nave. The bell tower is equally impressive. The tour also includes a 3D film to gives a sense of the majesty of what was once Christendom’s largest church. Exhibition: “Cluny 2010” – 1100th commemoration of the foundation of the Abbaye de Cluny. A European Heritage site.

Address & Contact

Abbaye de Cluny Palais Jean de Bourbon - 71250 Cluny

Visites libres et commentées tél. : (33) (0)3 85 59 15 93 fax : (33) (0)3 85 59 82 00

Prices

Adults: 7€ Concessions: 4,50€

Opening times

May 2 to August 31: from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. September 1 to April 30: from 9.30 a.m. to noon and from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.

Other dates closed

January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, December 25

More Information

• See Cluny for more local information
• See Places to visit near Cluny Abbey for other places to visit nearby
• See Cluny Abbey on the National Monuments website.

The above information is kindly provided by (and copyright) National Monuments of France.