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Abbaye de Montmajour

Come and discover Montmajour abbey, founded in 948 in the middle of the Arles countryside. Come and be charmed by this great site and the protected surrounding countryside, an ideal spot for meditation.

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Opening / Closing

Times may vary

Open
1 April to 30 June, every day, 9:30 am to 6 pm (last admission at 5:15 pm)
1 July to 30 September, every day, every day, 10 am to 6:30 pm (last admission at 5:45 pm)
1 October to 31 March, every day except Monday, 10 am to 5 pm (last admission at 4:15 pm)

Closed
on January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11 and December 25

Prices

Adult rate : 7,50 €
Reduced rate : 4,50 €
Adult group rate : 6 € (minimum 20 persons)
School group rate : 30 € (maximum 35 students, 2 accompananying adults included, adult group rate for additional accompananying adult)

Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25 years old (for people under 26 years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their escorts
Unemployed persons

Going there

From Lyon: motorway A 7 to Avignon, main road N 570 to Arles and secondary road D 17 to Fontvieille
From Marseilles: motorway A 7 to Salon-de-Provence, motorway A 54 and main road N 113 to Arles, then secondary road D 17 to Fontvieille
From Montpellier: motorway A 9, exit n° 26, main roads N 313 and N 572 to Arles, then D 17 to Fontvieille

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Localisation

Main entrance to the Abbaye de Montmajour
Route de Fontvieille
13200 Arles
Tel: 33 / (0)4 90 54 64 17
Fax: 33 / (0)4 90 54 86 40
Free admission each first sunday by month between november to march : (day/month) 5/11; 3/12; 7/01; 4/02; 4/03.

Reservations guided and unaccompanied tours of the Abbaye de Montmajour
Tel: 33 / (0)4 90 54 64 17
Fax: 33 / (0)4 90 54 64 17

Reservations tours with commentary of the Abbaye de Montmajour
Office du tourisme
Place de la République
13200 Arles
Tel: 33 / (0)4 90 18 41 22
Fax: 33 / (0)4 90 93 17 17
ot-arles@visitprovence.com
Open
from Monday to Friday: 9-12:30 and 1:30-6 (5 on Friday)

T 33 / (0)4 90 54 64 17 / 06 87 81 87 19
F 33 / (0)4 90 54 86 40

GPS details

Latitude : 43.7057
Longitude : 4.6641

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5 May 2013 > 3 November 2013 Mon île de Montmajour - Christian Lacroix

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Understanding Montmajour abbey

• A source of inspiration for modern and contemporary art. One of the people to be fascinated by the site was Van Gogh (1853-1890) who did many drawings there in 1888-1889. Ascension, the work by Alain Kirili (b. 1946) for the abbey choir, is a homage to his use of thick layers of colour.

Visits

Unaccompagnied tour

avec document de visite
français, anglais, allemand, italien, espagnol
durée : 1h
Document de visite en braille et maquette sensorielle

Guided tour

français
- sur réservation (visite commentée faite par 1 agent du monument) : 1 mois à l'avance
- sans réservation : tous les jours à 11h et 15h
durée : 1h15

Lecture

français, anglais, allemand, espagnol, italien
sur réservation (guide conférencier extérieur au monument): 1 jour à l'avance
office de tourisme d'Arles : tél. (33) 04 90 18 41 22 ; fax (33) 04 90 93 17 17
durée : 1h30