Barbeau Abbey

#2493 among destinations in France

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Barbeau Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Fontaine-le-Port in the French department of Seine-et-Marne. It was located approximately 10 kilometers northeast of Fontainebleau and 8 kilometers southeast of Melun. ()

Local name: Abbaye de Barbeau Coordinates: 48°28'1"N, 2°46'33"E

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Île-de-FranceFrance

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Barbeau Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Fontainebleau, Château de By, Forest of Fontainebleau, La Rochette.

5.7 miSW
, Museum, History museum
Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau
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4.9 miS
Museum
Château de By, Fontainebleau
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6.1 miSW
Forest filled with oak and pine trees
Forest of Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau
156 min walk • The forest of Fontainebleau is a mixed deciduous forest lying sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau in the southwestern part of the department of Seine-et-Marne.
6.4 miNW
Area
La Rochette, Melun
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6.2 miNW
Area
Vaux-le-Pénil, Melun
158 min walk • Vaux-le-Pénil is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
6.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Château d'Argeville, Vernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine
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2.8 miSW
Specialty museum, Art museum, History museum
Musée Stéphane-Mallarmé, Vulaines-sur-Seine
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3.9 miS
Church
Saint-Amand Church, Thomery
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5.4 miSW
Church
St. Louis Church, Fontainebleau
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4.9 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St. Peter's Church, Avon
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6.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Vaux-le-Pénil, Melun
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