Fontenay Abbey
The 12th-century Cistercian Abbey de Fontenay is just a few miles from the canal, close to the town of Montbard and Veneray-les-Laumes on the northern section of the canal.
The Abbey was founded by Saint Bernard in the year 1119 AD. If you travel to Burgundy, please try and make the effort to visit the abbey, it is a breathtaking site and listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.
The history of Fontenay Abbey is beyond the scope of this website, we encourage you to try and visit the Abbey and also their website.
Excellent website: https://www.abbayedefontenay.com
For more information:
Secretariat de L'Abbaye de Fontenay
21500 MONTBARD
Tel : +33 (0) 3 80 92 15 00
Fax : +33 (0) 3 80 92 16 88
info@abbayedefontenay.com
U.N.E.S.C.O. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/165/