So focused on local history, our museums can fill you in not just on the traditions and customs of the area but also it’s flora and fauna too. By gum, what are all these sharks’s teeth around the place? Find out why they’re there !


Royal Abbey of Saint Pierre de Bourgueil - CRT Centre Val de Loire - EN
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Royal Abbey of Saint Pierre de Bourgueil

Royal Abbey of Saint Pierre de Bourgueil à BOURGUEIL © ADT Touraine - JC Coutand 4

Discover the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions and 1,500 objects such as Tourangelle caps, old postcards, vestments, craft tools, dishes ... and many treasures collected in Bourgueil. The visit will start with 4 beautiful rooms where we are told the history of this thousand-year-old Abbey.

Certification labels

  • Listed or registered
  • Musées de France
  • Private museum
  • Listed or registered (CNMHS)

Prices & Payment methods

  • Full adult price : 11,50€
  • Discount rate : 6,50€
  • Full adult price : 11,50€
  • Discount rate : 6,50€
  • Child rate : 0€
  • Free rate : 0€
  • Child rate : 0€
  • Free rate : 0€

Payment methods

  • Debit cards
  • Cheques
  • Holiday vouchers
  • Cash

Description

Description of heritage

  • Descriptif du centre d'interprétation
    13 & 18th-century buildings. 10th century ruins. Particularly remarkable are the refectory of the infirmary with its original wood panels, and the monumental staircase.

  • Descriptif du parc et jardin
    13 & 18th-century buildings. 10th century ruins. Particularly remarkable are the refectory of the infirmary with its original wood panels, and the monumental staircase.

  • Descriptif du musée
    13 & 18th-century buildings. 10th century ruins. Particularly remarkable are the refectory of the infirmary with its original wood panels, and the monumental staircase.

  • Descriptif du site et monument historique
    13 & 18th-century buildings. 10th century ruins. Particularly remarkable are the refectory of the infirmary with its original wood panels, and the monumental staircase.

Spoken languages

  • French
  • English

Services

Facilities

  • Picnic area
  • Bar / refreshment bar
  • Luggage storage
  • Hall hire
  • Bus parking

Accessibility

  • Handicap access

Group

Groups accepted

  • Maximum group size: 100

Visit

Languages of the visit :
  • French
  • English

Average duration of the individual visit:01h30

Activities

On site

  • Activities
  • Temporary exhibitions

Location

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