The Palais Bénédictine of Fécamp ,part III !!!

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Again on my ever ending search, found me older new pictures to the blog in my cd rom vault that should be here for you and me, We came to Fécamp, and it was a blast !! Fécamp is located in the Seine-Maritime department 76 in the Normandie region of my belle France. We parked by the Quai Berigny to walked to the hugely beautiful Palais Bénédictine , a must to visit, Therefore, let me tell you again on the Palais Bénédictine of Fécamp, part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Benedictine Palace is discovered from all angles. On the program: a free visit to the museum, with its collection of ancient and sacred art and its exhibition on the contemporary history of Benedictine, a guided tour of the distillery and the cellars, and a commented tasting. For its 150th anniversary, the establishment renovates the Gothic and Renaissance rooms, and the oratory. The route begins with the exploration of the museum , and which also presents its industrial history.

In the more classic part, the museum has a large collection of art from the 14-16C, partly from the personal collections of the founder, represented in the center of a large stained glass window in the glorious renovator of the liqueur who made his fortune, There is also a gallery of contemporary art exhibitions open to the public.

The museum is made up of rooms devoted to ancient and medieval art, many elements from the old abbey. They contain various collections of enamels and ivories, the library comes in part from the abbey of Fécamp, a collection of ironwork- acquired in a castle in Val-de-Loire- paintings, mostly on wood, formerly Attributed to French, Italian, German and Flemish artists, precise Germans, somewhat arbitrary attributions. These are mainly works of workshops or “the school of”. The library exhibits manuscripts and incunable, champlevé enamels of the 16C, reliquaries, sculpted ivories, of ancient ironwork.

The central room is the salle des Abbés or abbots room, whose main interest lies in its stained glass window, representing the reception of King François I by the monks of Fécamp in 1534 and the statues of certain abbots which marked the Abbey of Fécamp.

A bit of history tell us that in 1510 at Fécamp Abbey, (see post) ,the Benedictine monk Dom Bernardo Vincelli would have created a successful secret elixir: the ancestor of “Benedictine” liqueur. Ancestor, because it would have been produced only in this abbey until his recipe is lost, during the French revolution. It was not until the end of the 19C that a wine merchant, and the local Alexandre le Grand, found it, deciphering it and launched the Benedictine liquor. He then built the Benedictine Palace, an architectural masterpiece of Gothic and Renaissance inspiration, to offer a prestigious setting to the only Benedictine distillery in the world, still in operation today, and to its collection of works of art.

Theofficial Palais Bénédictine: https://www.benedictinedom.com/flamboyant-palais/

The Seine Maritime dept 76 on the Palais Bénédictine : https://www.seine-maritime-tourisme.com/en/i-visit/10-key-places/fecamp/the-palais-benedictine.php

The City of Fécamp on the Benedictine palace:  https://en.fecamptourisme.com/experiences/our-must-haves/the-benedictine-palace/

There you go folks, a hugely must to visit in Fécamp, We moved our car closer to the Quai Berigny to walk about 200 meters to the Palais Bénédictine. Again, hope you enjoy the post  on the Palais Bénédictine of Fécamp ,part III !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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