Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

A refreshing break from the worldly grandeur of châteaux, the small village of Fontevraud is crowned with the largest abbey in France, a magnificent complex of Romanesque and Renaissance buildings that were of central importance in the history of both England and France.

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye at a Glance

Elsewhere in The Loire Valley

• Amboise
• Angers
• Azay-le-Rideau
• Blois
• Chambord
• Chaumont-sur-Loire
• Chenonceaux
• Cheverny
• Chinon

• Langeais
• Meung-sur-Loire
• Montlouis-sur-Loire
• Orléans
• Saché
• Saumur
• Tours
• Ussé-Rigny
• Villandry

See Also

• The Loire Valley
• France