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Floreffe Abbey and former mill brewery
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Floreffe Abbey was founded in 1121 and still boasts imposing buildings on a promontory overlooking the Sambre valley. The abbey was occupied by the Premontratensian order till the French Revolution and has been housing an important diocesan college from 1819 onwards. You'll find 9th centuries of architecture combined on these formerly fortified foothills. The one hour tour includes the neo-classical abbey church, its famous Baroque stalls, a video montage recounting the history of the abbey, which used to be one of the mightiest ones in our country, and an interesting small museum located in the converted medieval annexes of the abbey church. The former Mill Brewery provides a warm welcome for visitors wishing to taste some abbey products : beers, bread, cheeses. You can round off the tour with a visit to a shop where 12 artisans display their works. Abbey of Floreffe tours:01/04 > 30/09: 13:30 ; 14:30 ;15:30 ; 16:30 ; 17:3001/07 > 31/08: 10:30 ; 11:30 ; 13:30 ; 14:30 ;15:30 ; 16:30 ; 17:30All year round by reservation for groups of min. 12 persons. Mill-Brasserie: whole year
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- Individual visits to the exterior site (without access to the church): all year round by purchasing your guide booklet at the mill-brewery open every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please note, the opening hours of the mill-brewery are adapted in January and February. Price: €5.00 per “external site” booklet
- Individual visits to the abbey church: from July to December by purchasing your guide booklet at the mill-brewery open every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visits to the abbey church are at: 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (July and August), 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. (July to December). Visitor pick-up near the body of water in the center of the main courtyard, at the scheduled times. Price: €5.00 for the “abbey church” booklet.
- Combined visits to the exterior and the abbey: from July to December by purchasing your guide booklets at the mill-brewery. Visits to the abbey are at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (July and August), 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. (July to December). Visitor support for access to the abbey church near the lake in the center of the main courtyard, at the scheduled times. Price: 5.00 for the “exterior” booklet and €5.00 for the “abbey church” booklet.
Exceptional closure due to the Esperanzah festival: from July 27 to 31.
From January 15 to March 31: Visits to the external site only.
