Our History: A Relais & Chateaux in Burgundy
Our hotel is a genuine 12th-century Cistercian abbey, founded in 1131 by Saint Etienne Harding, the third abbot of Cîteaux, the mother abbey of the influential Cistercian order that spread throughout Europe.
The abbey’s church was consecrated in 1172, welcoming generations of monks to this tranquil corner of Burgundy.
Over the centuries, various structures were added around the church, including a cellar, crypt, cloister, refectory, farmhouse, dovecote, wine press, and monastic dwellings, forming a harmonious sanctuary of spiritual and architectural beauty.
Around the church and over the centuries, therefore, were built a cellar, crypt, cloister, refectory, farmhouse, dovecote, outhouses, wine press, and monastic dwellings.