L'Abbaye de Mortemer, Lisors
Lisors, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France
Monday, 18 June, 2007
Abbaye de Mortemer
Lisors
Lyons-la-Forêt
"L'Abbaye de Mortemer is a former Cistercian monastery in the Forest of Lyons between the present Lyons-la-Forêt and Lisors, some 34 km (21 miles) southeast of Rouen in the department of Eure.
It was originally built in 1134 on land gifted to the Cistercians by Henry I of England. The land received turned out to be water-logged and the stagnant water or "dead water" - in French "morte mer" - gave the monastery its name. After digging a large drainage lake which still exists today, the monks constructed what was then the largest Cistercian monastery in the world." - Wikipedia
Location
Location name:
Abbaye de Mortemer, Lisors
Latitude:
49.369356
Longitude:
1.480569
Google Earth:
Abbaye de Mortemer, Lisors Notes
Hidden away in the forests that surround Lyons-la-Forêt is the remarkable Abbaye de Mortemer. A former Cistercian monastery built on land donated by King Henry I of England.
Each summer this historic abbey hosts a fête celebrating the pageantry and history of the Middle Ages. The fun includes period costumes, feasting and dressing up for kids.
Current weather
East Midlands
- Few clouds
- Temperature: 4 °C
- Wind: SW (220°), 18.5 km/h
- Pressure: 977 hPa
- Rel. Humidity: 87 %
- Visibility: 10 km
71 km SSE (149°)
Reported on:
Thu, 2008-12-04 18:50
