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Pontigny abbey travel guide
Pontigny abbey is found 15km to the north-east of Auxerre, in the Burgundy region.
One of the great cistercian monasteries of France (along with nearby Fontenay Abbey), the abbey at Pontigny was built in the 12th century. The monastic buildings that once surrounded the abbey are no longer in existence, but the abbey itself is in very good condition.
Charming and rather understated on the outside, the great spaces of the interior really are something special and not to be missed if you are in northern Burgundy.
The clean lines and perfect proportions of the interior, with soaring arches and a monastic silence, are what provides the appeal, rather than ornate decoration and glamour.
More recently Pontigny Abbey has also played an important role in French culture - from 1922 to 1939 there was an annual get together of the great European intellectuals of the time at the abbey, including TS Eliot, Thomas Mann and Jean Paul Sartre.
Note: it was the cistercian monks of Pontigny abbey who first planted vines in the chablis region.
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Places to visit - Pontigny
- Auxerre Auxerre
- Chablis Burgundy town
- Noyers-sur-Serein Burgundy town
- Pontigny Burgundy town
- Tonnerre Burgundy town
Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)
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