Planning & tickets
Abbey Tickets: Prices, Hours & What's Inside
2026 prices, opening hours, where to buy, and a room-by-room walk through the abbey.
Best Time to Visit
Seasons, tides and the calmest hours of the day.
Coming soon
How to Get There
By car, train and from Paris — the practical routes.
From Paris: Day Trip
Train, tour or car, the real timetable, and when to stay the night.
The island & its story
The Tides
When the sea surrounds the abbey, and how to watch it safely.
Where to Stay
Island hotels vs the mainland: prices, parking and the empty evening.
The History
From an archangel's vision to abbey, prison and UNESCO site.
Coming soon
Architecture, Explained
La Merveille, the cloister and how they built it on a rock.
Coming soon