Ruines de l'Abbaye de Vauclair
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1134 by Saint Bernard, Vauclair was largely destroyed during the 1917 Battle of the Chemin des Dames. The ruins, listed as Historic Monuments, are surrounded by a magnificent garden of medicinal plants featuring 400 species.
- Category
- religious-site
- Address
- Abbaye de Vauclair, 02860 Bouconville-Vauclair, Bouconville-Vauclair
- Price
- free
- Suggested duration
- 1-2 hours
- Best season
- spring-summer
- Don't miss
- 12th-century Cistercian ruins, Medicinal plant garden (400 species), Forest of Vauclair setting, Free access