Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay World Heritage Site

Official name

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Department of Côte d'Or, Burgundy Region
47.6394° Lat, 4.3891° Lon | Map

Code

165

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1981. This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of self-sufficiency as practised by the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.