Chartreuse de Valbonne - Monuments Historiques Français on Waymarking.com

When biking on a backroad in Provence, we were surprised to come upon this interesting monastery site with polychrome roofs, tall steeples, large cloister, sundials etc. Taking the tour, we learned that the monastery was founded in the Xii century by hermits of the Carthusian Order. It was destroyed in the religious wars but rebuilt and expanded 17th and 18th centuries. In 1901 the order was expelled and the abbey and turned over to the commune. Since 1926 it has operated as a sanitarium for those with tropical diseases like leprosy. As cures for leprosy were developed, the sanitarium became a center for psychiatric rehabilitation. Currently it is being operated as a tourist site offering tours, concerts, Domaine de Valbonne AOC Cote de Rhone wine, boutique hotel etc. It is worth a visit.

Dénomination de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): abbaye Localisation (from Merimee DB): Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; Alpes-Maritimes ;Valbonne Siècle de la campagne principale de construction (from Merimee DB): 12e siècle ; 13e siècle ; 18e siècle ; 19e siècle Précision sur la protection de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): église; chapelle; bâtiment conventuel; cloître; SOL Date de versement de la notice (Merimee DB): 12/17/1984 Relevant Website: [Web Link] Photo with MH logo pictured included?: no Adresse de l'édifice (from Merimee DB): Not listed Référence de la notice (from Merimee DB): Not listed

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