Abbaye aux Dames, la Cité Musicale Abbeys, Churches, Priories in Saintes

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Ancient Benedictine abbey created in 1047, the Abbaye aux Dames was the first monastery for women in Saintonge. These women of power were nuns, carried the stick, minted the coins and had a taste for business. For a millennium, we have been thinking, sleeping, trading, studying, praying at the abbey… The influence of the Abbey was immense.

The Abbaye aux Dames is structured around the Église Sainte-Marie, built in the 12th century. Famous for its characteristic facade and bell tower " made of pine cones ", it is one of the emblematic monuments of the Saintonge novel.

Restored in the 1970s and 1980s after several fires and wars, the sites were converted into a cultural centre and are now at the heart of " cité musicale ".

Today, " l'Abbaye-aux-Dames is a place of hospitality, creation, training and entertainment. It is a site full of spirituality ".

TARIFFS
DUO+ ticket (Ladies' Abbey + Amphitheatre)
Adult : 11€
From 6 to 18 years old : 8€
- 6 years : free of charge

La Cité Musicale
The Festival de Saintes, the Jeune Orchestre Atlantique, the arts education programme and the historical site of the abbey are the pillars and the source of its influence.

In an architectural ensemble where the Romanesque abbey church and classical monastery buildings are mixed, the Abbaye aux Dames has implemented a project around music, particularly interpretation, and has included it in a national and international network.

Today, the musical city is a place of formation for musicians from all over the world, a place of entertainment and musical creation, a place of spirituality, hospitality and artistic discoveries.

The association " l'Abbaye aux Dames, la cité musicale " offers various services and events throughout the year :
• room rental
• unusual night at the abbey
• concerts, festivals
• tasting-discovery
• musical theatre
• afterworks
• etc....


Le Carrousel Musical
The Musical Carousel, a sensory and playful approach to music. A world innovation, the Carrousel Musical is a music awareness tool, an extraordinary, stimulating ride that uses touch, hearing and sight.

This new approach to music has been designed for all audiences.

TARIFFS
2,50€ per tour
10€ for 5 tours