Opening times, prices and practical information - access to the ticket office

L'abbaye bénédictine de Charlieu vous accueille toute l'année.
Niché au coeur d'une ville classée "village de caractère", cet ensemble monastique doté de qualités architecturales  remarquables ne vous laissera pas indifférent.

Opening hours

January: only from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays

February - March: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. every day except Tuesday

April - May: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. every day except Tuesday

June - July - August: From 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. every day

September - October: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m. every day except Tuesday

November - December: only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (1st and 11th November) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m.

⌛No admittance more than thirty minutes before closing time.

✅ Exceptional opening : 1st November and 11th November

⛔ Dates on which the site is closed every year: 1st January, 24th, 25th and 31st December.

ℹ Opening times are subject to change

Prices

Unguided tours

Full price: €4 / Concessions: €3

Reduced rate on presentation of proof of entitlement for students, jobseekers, RSA claimants and disabled people.

Free for children aged under 12 and anyone accompanying a disabled person

 

Guided tours

Full price: €4.50 / Concessions: €3.50

Reduced rate on presentation of proof that you are aged 12-18, students, jobseekers, RSA claimants and disabled people.

Free for children aged under 12 and anyone accompanying a disabled person

 

Groups of ten people and more:

€4

One person gets in free for every twenty paying visitors.

Free for the driver and accompanying person

 

 

The multi-site pass

(Château de la Bâtie d’Urfé, Pommiers Priory, Charlieu Abbey, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu Monastery)

Full price: €7.50 (two sites) / €10.50 (three sites) / €13.50 (four sites)

Concessions: €6.50 (two sites) / €9.50 (three sites) / €12.50 (four sites)

For groups of 10 or more people: €6.50 (two sites) / €9 (three sites) / €11.50 (four sites)

Reduced rate on presentation of proof that you are aged 12-18, students, jobseekers, RSA claimants and disabled people.

Free for children aged under 12 and anyone accompanying a disabled person

 

Thematic tours, conferences and family events

Single price: €4.50

 

Workshops for young people

Single price: €4.50

Free: accompanying adult

 

Shows

Single price: €5

 

The following means of payment are accepted:

Credit or debit cardCheque bancaireCash

Practical information

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Where to eat

Although there is no catering service available on the site, the Benedictine Abbey is a ten-minute walk from Charlieu town centre where you will find a large choice of restaurants.

Useful contact: Charlieu-Belmont Tourist Office: 04.77.60.12.42.

 

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The shop

The Benedictine Abbey has a shop offering a wide range of products, including a selection of books about heritage and history, novels, books for young people, local food products along with monastic products, postcards, etc.

The shop is open while the site is open to the public.

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