Abbaye fortifiée de Loc-Dieu (Groupe)
A unique example of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, fortified in the 15th century. An architectural gem in a romantic green setting of almost 40 hectares. During the Second World War, the abbey sheltered paintings from the Louvre, including the Mona Lisa.
Loc-Dieu is a rare example of a Cistercian estate transformed into a romantic park in the 19th century, around monastic buildings that have been preserved in their entirety and are still inhabited by the family. Starting with the monastic estate and its evolution, the tour takes in the monumental vestibule of the château, then the cloister, the chapter house and finally the abbey church. The stay of the Mona Lisa and paintings from the Louvre in 1940 is evoked by a small exhibition of "Transfigured Mona Lisa".
