Practical information

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You will be safe

Proof of full vaccination is required to access the monument for anyone older than 16 years old. The presentation of a health pass is mandatory for young people aged 12 to 15 years old.

Please note that facial mask is compulsory.

Hydro-alcoholic gel will be at your disposal.

Opening hours

From April 1 to June 30:

9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

From July 1 to September 30:

9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

From October 1 to March 31:

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Open every day

Last admission 30 minutes before closing / Evacuation 15 minutes before closing

Annual closures: January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11 and December 25

Price

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Individual price: 9.5 €

FREE

Under 18 (with family and outside school groups)

18-25 years old (nationals of European Union countries and non-European regular residents on French territory)

Disabled person and his companion

Job seeker (on presentation of a certificate of less than 6 months)

See the free conditions

Special rates:

visit with audio guide: € 3 in addition to the entrance fee (single price)
partner rate at the abbey and at the Cluny art and archeology museum
group rate - from 20 people - groups limited to 50 people per 1/2 hour: 7.5 € (instead of 9.5 €)

Access

Bourg-en-Bresse Monastère de Brou
63 boulevard de Brou
01000 Bourg-en-BressePh. : Infos : 04 74 22 83 83 / Rés. groupes : 04 74 22 83 83Fax : 33 4 74 24 76 70

BY CAR

From Mâcon (35mn): A 40, exit n ° 7 and N 75 towards Bourg-en-Bresse

From Lyon (1h): A 42, exit n ° 7 and N 75 towards Bourg-en-Bresse

From Geneva (1h15): A 40, exit n ° 7 and N 75 towards Bourg-en-Bresse

BY TRAIN

SNCF: TGV Paris - Bourg-en-Bresse in 2 hours (direct).

Go there with TER Rhône-Alpes! Lyon - Bourg-en-Bresse in less than 45min.

From the train station, approx. 20 min walk

BY BUS

Line 2 "Valéry" stop; line 6 "Monastery of Brou" stop.

Services and offers

Visit offers

Free visit (duration 1h30). Visitor's document given at the entrance to the monument (available in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish). Signage is also present throughout the tour.
Game booklet "Alaric in search of the monastery" Discover the life of a future monk barely 8 years old by going through the whole of the royal monastery of Brou. Booklet with games and puzzles for 6-10 year olds and their parents (€ 2 - on request - french only)
Visits with audioguides (duration 1h15). Available in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish. Price in addition to the entrance fee: € 3 (single price)
Temporary exhibitions: the royal monastery of Brou offers temporary exhibitions several times a year. Consult our news to discover our programming in detail! Access included in the entrance fee to the monument.

Conditions de visite

Port du masque obligatoire dans l'ensemble du monument
Billetterie en ligne ou règlement sur place par carte bancaire à privilégier
Fermeture de la Billetterie et de la Boutique 30mn avant celle du monument
Groupes limités à 25 personnes par ¹/₂ heure
Parcours de visite accessible aux Personnes à Mobilité Réduite
Consignes momentanément indisponibles
Consignes et table à langer momentanément indisponibles
Poussettes autorisées
Chiens interdits
Nourriture interdite dans l'enceinte du monument
Bagages interdits

Visit conditions

Wearing a mask is compulsory throughout the monument
Online ticketing or payment on site by bank card to be preferred
Closing of the Ticket Office and the Boutique 30 minutes before the monument
Groups limited to 25 people per 1/2 hour
Visits accessible to people with reduced mobility
Lockers temporarily unavailable
Lockers and changing table temporarily unavailable
Strollers allowed
No dogs allowed
Food prohibited inside the monument
Luggage prohibited

Accessibility

The entire monument is accessible to people with reduced mobility. An elevator takes you to the 1st level (upper gallery of the rood screen, Margaret of Austria's apartments and museum).
The temporary exhibition rooms, on the ground floor, have interior doors with a reduced width (less than 80 cm).
Adequate sanitary facilities are located in the 1st cloister.
Loan of a wheelchair and folding seats on request at the ticket office.
Parking: People with Reduced Mobility and people with great difficulty in getting around can access the ticket office by car through the church square.
The administrative building (entertainment rooms and library) has an elevator (80cm wide).
In Margaret of Austria's apartments, the mediation devices have been designed with accessibility in mind for visually and hearing impaired audiences.

Quality approach

The royal monastery of Brou has the Quality Tourism label. In partnership with the Ain Departmental Tourism Agency, the Royal Monastery of Brou is committed to the quality tourism approach recognized by the State. This is intended to ensure a good quality of welcome, visit and discovery.