Important note: Guided tours end on September 1st.
You can always visit the abbey on your own. Feel free to visit our orchards on weekends until Thanksgiving.
The Abbey is located in the beautiful Lake Memphrémagog region. We offer visitors guided tours of our monastery.
The tour takes place in three stages:
1
Learn about daily monastic life.
2
Admire the beautiful architecture of the Abbey.
3
Understand how monks support the needs of the community.
Tour rates, beginning June 24th 2023 and finish September 1st 2023- From Monday to Saturday*
| SCHEDULE | 10 a.m.,1 p.m. and 3 p.m. | 70 minutes |
| PRICE | $14 | Adult |
| $8 | Children between 7 and 18 years old | |
| Free | Children under 6 years old | |
| $30 | Family package (2 adults, 2 childrens or more - under 18 years old) |
* No guided tour on sunday and on the following date:
July 11th, Feast of Saint Benedict
July 15th, Concert of Orford Musique
July 29th, Concert of Orford Musique
August 19th, Concert of Harmonie des saisons
All taxes are included in the prices.
Groups (15 people or more) must book the tour in advance. Contact us at info-visiteur@abbaye.ca
Other items of interest
Gift Shop
Visitors can find a large selection of products crafted by our community (cheeses, fruit compotes and spreads, ciders), books, CDs and religious objects in our shop.
Liturgical Celebrations
The church is open. All are welcome to attend services and mass with the monks.
History
Our Benedictine community was founded by monks from France who bought, in 1912, an agricultural property located on the west shore of Lake Memprhemagog.