PRIEURÉ SAINT MICHEL DE GRANDMONT

PRIEURÉ SAINT MICHEL DE GRANDMONT

Not far from Lodève is the Priory of Grandmont situated on a prehistoric site overlooking spectacular landscape. Classified Historical Monument, a real jewel of roman architecture, it is the only remaining monastery of the Order of Grandmont entirely preserved from the 12th and 13th centuries: church, cloister, chapter hall, convents. Saint Michel is one of the better examples of architecture from this period, pure and well-balanced; it includes the only cloister of this preserved order. This place that is steeped in historical significance also shelters Gallo-Roman vestiges, Visigoth graves and rock sediment with ancestral imprints of dinosaurs. In the heart of the huge animal park, the religiosity of the Priory’s buildings stands alongside the mysterious dolmens and prehistoric megaliths.

Location

  • In the forest
  • Mountain
  • More than 20 km from Montpellier
  • Countryside
Classé aux monuments historiqueParcs et jardins de FranceQualité Tourisme Occitanie Sud de FranceSites d’exception en LanguedocVignobles et Découvertes

Address

Domaine de Grandmont
RD 153
34700 SOUMONT

GPS coordinates : 43.7340716 / 3.3693133

Means of communication

Means of communication (reservation)

Open

from 01/01/2024 to 31/03/2024

from 31/03/2024 to 30/04/2024

from 01/05/2024 to 11/09/2024

from 12/09/2024 to 30/11/2024

from 01/12/2024 to 31/12/2024

Handicapped persons

yes

Animals accepted

yes
Free of charge

Equipement

  • Picnic area
  • Bar
  • Garden
  • Car park

Activities

  • Activities with a specific theme
  • Temporary exhibitions

Payment possibilities

  • Credit card
  • Cheques and postal orders (F)
  • Holiday vouchers (F)
  • Cash
  • Secure Online

Spoken languages

FrançaisAllemandAnglais

Laguage guided tour

FrançaisAllemandAnglaisEspagnolNéerlandais

Languages audio guides

FrançaisAnglais

Groups

Reception of groups : yes
Number of persons : de 10 à 100

Kind of groups

  • Associations
  • Corporate committee
  • Students
  • Professionals
  • Schoolchildren
  • Seminar
  • Sportsmen/sportswomen
  • Senior citizens

Free entry

No

Group tours

  • permanent free visits
  • free visits on request
  • guided tours on request
  • educational visits on request
  • average length of visit : 80 mn

Individual visits

  • permanent free visits
  • free visits on request
  • guided tours on request
  • average length of visit : 80 mn

Office de Tourisme LODEVOIS ET LARZAC

7, Place du Rialto
34700 LODEVE

+33(0)4 67 88 86 44

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Opening time

Open all year

- January to March :  tuesday to saturday  9;30am-12am & 3pm - 5pm

- April, May, June & September  : tuesday to saturday  9;30am-1pm & 2pm - 8pm

- July, August : Open everyday  9:30am-1 pm & 2pm - 6pm 

 - October, November & December : tuesday to saturday  9.30am-12am & 3pm - 5pm

Closed on 1st of November, 25th of december & 1st of january