Pratical Information
2023-2024 opening hours
The ticket office closes 1 hour before the site closes.
MID-SEASON
- November 6 > December 22, 2023
- January 8 > March 22, 2024
- November 4 > December 20, 2024
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closed every Tuesday
HIGH-SEASON
December 23, 2023 > January 7, 2024
March 23 > Friday July 5, 2024
August 26 > November 3, 2024
December 21, 2024 > January 5, 2025
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Open 7 days a week
VERY HIGH-SEASON
- July 6 > August 25, 2024
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Open 7 days a week
Closed on December 25th and January 1st
rate 2023-2024
Free for minors and students under 25 all year round.
FROM NOVEMBER 25, 2023
TO MARCH 4, 2024:
THE ROYAL ABBEY
Adult: 12 €
Reduced*: 7,50 €
Partners**: 10 €
Guided tour: + 4,50 €
Audioguided tour: + 4,50 €
THE MUSEUM
Adult: 8 €
Reduced*: 5 €
Partners**: 7 €
Guided tour: + 4,50 €
Audioguided tour: + 4,50 €
ABBEY + MUSEUM
Adult: 17 €
Reduced*: 10,50 €
Partners**: 13,50 €
Guided tour: + 8 €
Audioguided tour: + 4,50 €
Details
Free
Children under 18 and students under 25, disabled person, RMI/RSA, Ministry card
of Culture and holder of the ICOM card, Lecturer guide, groups (1 free every 25 paid tickets + 1 guide and 1 driver), Paid show ticket
Reduce rates*
Unemployed person (written proof less than 6 months)
Partner rates**
On presentation of a full price entrance ticket of the castles of Brézé, Montreuil-Bellay, Montsoreau and Le Mystère des Faluns
Cézam card holders
SNCF : on presentation at the Abbey ticket office of one of the TER products listed below: mezzo card, mezzo card -26, unlimited tutti package, unlimited tutti package -26, unlimited tutti package combined, Unlimited tutti package Combined -26, Multi package
On presentation of a full price entry ticket from the CCC OD, Château d’Oiron, Château du Rivau.
Accepted payment methods
Payment in cash (euros only) or by credit card
Services
Are available: bicycle parking, loans of chairs for disabled people, changing tables, luggage lockers.
Animals, with the exception of guide and assistance dogs, are not allowed inside the site.
Security
We prohibit bags, food and drinks in the museum.
Lockers are at your disposal in the entrance of the abbey.
Languages spoke
FR et UK
Localisation
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, 49590 Fontevraud-l’Abbaye
By car:
Saumur – 0h15, Tours – 0h45, Angers – 1h, Nantes – 1h55, Paris – 3h15.
TGV access from Paris, Bordeaux, Nantes, Angers et Tours.