The Daoulas Abbey

AN URBAN ABBEY

The Abbaye de Daoulas groups together numerous points of interest. It is renowned for its medicinal plant and tree garden, featuring species from all over the world, providing visitors with a veritable feast for the senses. Cultural diversity is also honoured through its ambitious
exhibition programme, which allows the public to discover other cultures and civilizations.

According to legend, the beginnings of the abbey date back to the year 510 although the first known documents, dated from the 12th century, attest to its foundation in 1167 by the Viscount of Léon. After a long period of prosperity, the buildings, sold during the Revolution, became private property, apart from the abbey-church which now served as the church for the parish. The Abbaye de Daoulas has the rare privilege of possessing numerous points of interest for visitors – the charming gardens with their diverse and fascinating range of plants, the patrimonial aspects of the site, and the discovery of lost or distant cultures through a programme of exhibitions whose focus is the elsewhere, a theme particularly pertinent to this region of travellers. According to legend, the beginnings of the abbey date back to the year 510 although the first known documents, dated from the 12th century, attest to its foundation in 1167 by the Viscount of Léon. After a long period of prosperity, the buildings, sold during the Revolution, became private property, apart from the abbey-church which now served as the church for the parish.
The Abbaye de Daoulas has the rare privilege of possessing numerous points of interest for visitors – the charming gardens with their diverse and fascinating range of plants, the patrimonial aspects of the site, and the discovery of lost or distant cultures through a programme of exhibitions whose focus is the elsewhere, a theme particularly pertinent to this region of travellers.

Founded in the 12th century by the Canons Regular of the Order of Saint-Augustin, the Abbaye de Daoulas still retains much of its initial splendour: a Romanesque cloister and its remarkable basin, a fountain, and an oratory dating from the 16th century. The medicinal plant gardens, some of which received the “Remarkable Garden” label in 2012, are a must for visitors. These gardens are landscaped in such a way as to showcase the vestiges of the old abbey, and are home to a selection of species from all over the planet, bearing witness to the diversity of pharmacopoeia formed by human societies in treating the body and various diseases.

Un parcours pour en savoir un peu plus sur l'abbaye et ses jardins

Depuis septembre 2022, un parcours d’interprétation à l’Abbaye de Daoulas !

Ce circuit, composé d’une quinzaine de panneaux propose un dispositif d’interprétation ainsi qu’une signalétique directionnelle et informative sur le patrimoine bâti et les jardins. Dans une démarche d’accessibilité et afin d’améliorer le confort de visite, le parcours offre des clefs de lecture sur l’histoire du lieu et le jardin des plantes médicinales.
Les mobiliers en acier corten reprennent un motif inspiré de la vasque du cloître.
Ce parcours accessible à tous est à découvrir dans les jardins de l’Abbaye de Daoulas !

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Découvrez dès à présent les activités et visites proposées à l'Abbaye de Daoulas. Seul, en famille ou entre amis, en visite libre ou en visite accompagnée, nous vous proposons une expérience hors du temps, un moment unique pour découvrir, rencontrer, s'étonner, mais aussi vous amuser et rêver !

Nous accueillons également toute l'année les groupes d'enfants, d'adultes et de personnes handicapées. Infos et programme d'activités sur la page Ma visite.

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