Visit : museum /discovery, brewery, religious heritage

ABBEY OF ORVAL

© Abbaye d'Orval

Address:

Abbaye Notre Dame d'Orval
Orval 2
6823 VILLERS-DEVANT-ORVAL (FLORENVILLE)
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Tel.:+32 (0) 61 31 10 60

Fax:+32 (0) 61 32 51 46

Founded in 1132, the Notre-Dame of Orval is one of the most remarkable Cistercian abbeys in Belgium. Its spring, secular rose window and its medicinal plant garden are the three main attractions. A museum details the history of the monastery through the reconstruction of old forges, a model of the abbey that was constructed by Laurent Dewez and a pictorial of Brother Abraham, a famous painter in the 18th century. The abbey was rebuilt in 1926 on the foundations of the monastery destroyed during the French Revolution. Today, the Abbey is still home to a community of monks.

Opening periods:

from Sunday 1 June 2008 to Tuesday 30 September 2008
- DAILY : 09:30-18:30
from Wednesday 1 October 2008 to Friday 31 October 2008
- DAILY : 09:30-18:00
from Saturday 1 November 2008 to Wednesday 31 December 2008
- DAILY : 10:30-17:30

Visit type: MUSEUM /DISCOVERY, BREWERY, RELIGIOUS HERITAGE

Comment:

Guided tours for groups only (+ 20 pers.) - reservations in writing, at least 8 days in advance - languages: FR, NL, EN, DE.
Monastic products: beer, cheese.
Only the ruins of the old abbey and the church are open to the public.
Monastic order: Cistercians Trappiste. The Abbey products are sold on site, or can be sampled in the "Auberge de l'Ange gardien".

Access: follow the E411, until exit 26, then go along the N85 and N88.