MUSEE DE L'ABBAYE DE GELLONE
MUSEE DE L'ABBAYE DE GELLONE
You won’t look at Gellone Abbey and the village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert the same way again once you've seen the film “Les Voyages du Cloître”. You will grasp the history of the site in just a few minutes, and will appreciate its beauty even more. It’s a fascinating film that plunges the audience into 17 minutes of turbulent history about the place that UNESCO has listed as a world heritage site.
Located in the former monks’ refectory, a room that is impressively simple, charming and bright, the museum features two amazing reconstructions of the cloister using items from the 12th century. In addition there is the tomb of the abbey's founder – William, Duke of Aquitaine – Charlemagne’s cousin and hero of the village of the same name (William is Guilhèm in the Occitan language).
Acces
- Motorway - A75 direction sortie Gignac : -15km
Location
- In the village
- More than 20 km from Montpellier - St Guilhem le Désert : 40km
Address
Place de la Liberté
Abbaye de Gellone
34150 SAINT-GUILHEM-LE-DESERT
GPS coordinates : 43.7339966 / 3.5494447
Means of communication
- Fixed telephone : +33 4 67 57 04 59
- Fax : +33 4 67 57 76 62
- Cell phone : +33 6 98 04 74 72
- Email address : culture@saint-guilhem-le-desert.com
- http://www.saint-guilhem-le-desert.com/
Open
from 06/04/2024 to 03/11/2024
from 01/07/2024 to 31/08/2024
Free entry
yes
Group tours
- average length of visit : 45 mn
Individual visits
- average length of visit : 45 mn
Spoken languages
Laguage guided tour
Languages audio guides
Handicapped persons
yes
Equipement
- Garden
- Film projection room
Services
- Shop
- Conferences
- Temporary exhibition
Activities
- Symposium
- Conferences
- Temporary exhibitions
Groups
Reception of groups : yes
Number of persons : de 6 à 30
Kind of groups
- Associations
- Corporate committee
- Students
- Professionals
- Schoolchildren
- Seminar
- Senior citizens
