FREe entrance to the abbey church
Openning hours 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 1954 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 2023.
NEW : Access to the domain is included in the guided tours.
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
2023 EVENTS
Nicole Dufour's works
May 28, 2023 Pentecost Concert,
by the PARISII String Quartet and mezzo-soprano Ariana Vafadari
July 23, 3:30 pm
Music for the King's Daughters The voice of the Ursulines for the education of youth in the time of the Sun King Concert accompanied by the letters of Marie de l'Incarnation, superior of the
Ursuline convent in Quebec, published in 1683. Religious vocal music of the 17th century: works by François Couperin (1668-1733), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704), Charles d'Ambleville
(c.1588-1637), Artus Aux-Cousteaux (c.1590-1656) by the ensemble "Le concert des planètes"
August 13 "The Seven Last Words of Christ" by Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) Commissioned to Haydn in 1786 for orchestra, it was rewritten in 1787 for string quartet with a narrator giving each word of Christ on the cross.Les sept dernières Paroles du Christ" by Régis Pasquier and his guests and a narrator Jean-François Kahn
September 10 "The Four Seasons" Inspiration from nature: Four concertos for strings, composed around 1716, probably one of the most popular
classical works. Each of the musical seasons will be accompanied by a reading of poems.
by Régis Pasquier and Danièle Pangrazi
« LECTURES
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.
