Auberive Abbey
Ancient and rich Cistercian abbey, Notre-Dame d'Auberive was founded in 1135 by St Bernard at the riverside of the Aube. The monastry, located at the border of the Champagne and Burgundy, particulary prosperous in the 13th century, is subjected to destruction from the Hundred-year war, from the religion wars in the 14th century then from the Thirty-year war (17th century). The old buildings were rebuilt in the 18th century during the great abbey reconstruction move initiated by the abbey of St Denis near Paris. In the 19th Century it became a women's prison. Its best known prisonner was Louise Michel, incarcerated 20 months because of the events of the Commune (anarchistic activities) in 1871 in Paris. Today the abbey has become a cultural centre with lots of summer activities : historical visits of the site, music concerts, centre of modern art.
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Open from June to September, from Wednesday till Sunday : 10h-12h30 and 14h-18h30
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Price : 8€
Reduced price : 4€ (unemployed, 12-18 years, students)
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For more information : 0325842020
www.abbaye-auberive.com
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