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Patrimoine & Culture
Monastère & musée de l'Abbaye de Bourgueil
📍 Bourgueil, Indre-et-Loire
· 4 Avenue le Jouteux, 37140 Bourgueil
À propos
Founded in the late 10th century (989 or 990) by Emma, wife of Count Guillaume Fier-à-Bras of Poitou, the Benedictine abbey of Bourgueil was a major center of power until the French Revolution. A veritable stronghold, it served as a refuge for the local population during wars and...