Information office & shop

Summer from the 1st april to the 31st october

     Every day

Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Winter from the 1st november to the 31 march

      Wednesday to Sunday
from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

 Possible openings on Mondays and Tuesdays by our volunteer association members.

 

 Shop : books, postcards, monastic products: jams, honey from the Grange de Beauvais, cakes, wines from the Angst vineyard, CDs

 

 An abbey consists of an estate and an abbey church:

The abbey church is open all year round. Since the 19th century, it has been the village church and in 1952 it became the Cathedral of the Mission of France.

 

PLEASE NOTE THE ESTATE DOMAINE DE PONTIGNY
IS CLOSED
(Dormitory, cloister and gardens)

SINCE THE 5TH OF OCTOBER 2020 AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

NO RETURN TO OPENING IS PLANNED IN 2022.


Booking for the 23rd July lectures to celebrate the Centenary of the re-launch of the Decades of Pontigny

 

Entrance fees: 5€, free under 12 years old

Information and reservations at the reception of the abbey or by phone at 00 33 3.86.47.54.99

 

Printed guide to the visit

2 books are available for sale :

  • A booklet focusing on the abbey church, illustrated by a member of the Friends of Pontigny association (French, English, Dutch and German).
  • "L'Abbaye de Pontigny", a more comprehensive book by Terryl Kinder, professor of Art History, which also deals with Cistercian history. It is published by Éditions du Patrimoine in the collection Itinéraires (French, English, German).
    (Éditions du Patrimoine)
    You can order both :

    - by mail: Les Amis de Pontigny - avenue de l'abbaye - 89 230 Pontigny

    - by email : accueil@abbayedepontigny.com
    8€+ shipping costs

Guided Tours


Covid-19

In order to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, masks should be worn during busy periods. Visitors are encouraged to follow the safety instructions.

 

 

 

Mail

Tel: 00 33 3.86.47.54.99

  at information office times

 

2022 EVENTS

Check out our dedicated page

 

 

«CONCERTS

 

5 juin 15h30 Concert de Pentecôte

 

18 juin 15h30 (R)évolutions, 40e anniversaire du Quatuor Parisii

 

17 juillet 16h

Rossini, Paganini, Boccherini, pour quatuor à cordes et flûte

 

6 août 16h La mélodie romantique française

 

15 août 16h « Roses des vents »

 

« LECTURES

 

17 juillet 15h, Serge Boyer, maître-luthier : « Musique et lutherie »

 

6 août, Pierre Ickowicz, conservateur en chef du musée de Dieppe, musée qui a hérité de Saint-Saëns

 


Disability and accessibility

The abbey church is fully accessible with ramps. Animals are not allowed in the abbey church, which is a place of worship, only guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome (proof may be requested). Dogs in training are allowed as long as the trainer advises in advance.