Fontevrault

France

Fontevrault (more fully, Fontevrault-L'Abbaye) is an historic town in the Loire Valley region of France.

  • Fontevraud Abbey. Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud. The burial place of several Plantagenet rulers of England and various French duchies, including Henry II, Richard I the Lionheart and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Their painted effigies are displayed in the nave of the abbey.

Fontevraud Abbey. Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud. The burial place of several Plantagenet rulers of [[England]] and various French duchies, including Henry II, Richard I the Lionheart and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Their painted effigies are displayed in the nave of the abbey.

  • La Licorne, +33 2 41 51 72 49. The Unicorn, 31 Rue Robert d'Arbrisselle.

La Licorne, +33 2 41 51 72 49. The Unicorn, 31 Rue Robert d'Arbrisselle.

Travellers wishing to see more of the Loire Valley can continue further east into the adjoining Centre-Val de Loire region, studded with additional historical cities and chateaux at sites such as Bourges and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault.