La Roque d'Anthéron - Silvacane (Abbaye de Silvacane)

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Silvacane (Abbaye de Silvacane) Description

Département: Vaucluse

Altitude: 230m/755ft

The former Cistercian Abbey of Silvacane lies near the little village of La Roque-Anthéron on the left bank of the Durance, below the Montagne du Lubéron, 25km/15.5mi north-east of Salon and 26km/16mi north-west of Aix-en-Provence.

The name of the abbey comes from the Latin "silva cannorum" (forest of reeds) and signifies that the area was formerly marshland. The monastery was founded in 1144 by Raymond des Baux and transferred to the Cistercians. Unlike other Cistercian monasteries, Silvacane does not lie far from civilization, but is situated where important transport routes meet. Previously there had been a monastic community here which had cared for the spiritual

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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites

Silvacane (Abbaye de Silvacane) Highlights

Conventual Buildings

The conventual buildings of Silvacane are situated lower down. The chapter house has six cross-vaulted bays, which inside are supported by two contrasting and elaborately shaped pillars. The

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Interior

The nave in Abbaye de Silvacane with its three bays and ogival barrel-vaulting is linked to the long reaches of the transept; the main and side choir chapels are barrel-vaulted. The slope from

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Silvacane Church

Although Silvacane has a very simple design (only rectangular elements), the delayed and protracted period of its construction has meant that a certain watering-down is discernible in the strict

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Silvacane Cloister

As was usual in Cistercian monasteries, there was direct access from the church to the cloister and to the monastic buildings. A staircase leads down from the northern side aisle to the small

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Address

La Roque d'Anthéron - Abbaye de Silvacane
13640 La Roque d'Anthéron
F-13640 La Roque d'Anthéron
France

http://silvacane.monuments-nationaux.fr

Hours

May 28 to September 30

Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Closed	19:00	19:00	19:00	19:00	19:00	19:00	19:00

October 1 to May 27

Open	10:00	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	13:00		13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00
Open	14:00		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	17:00		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas - Christian (December 25)