PRESTIGE OF CHAMPAGNE AND CRYSTAL

MORNING
Guided tour of the Crystal Museum followed by a demonstration
of glass blowing, a visit to the museum boutique and a tasting of
champagne in 2 different Bayel crystal flutes. Lunch in the heart of
Clairvaux Abbey.
AFTERNOON
Immersion into the ecclesiastical world of Clairvaux Abbey
founded in the XII century by Saint Bernard, a French masterpiece
of monastic architecture transformed into a prison by Napoleon.
Discovery of various buildings retracing the site’s history: the
splendid building of the converts with its cellar and dormitory
(XII century), the Barn from the XVI century, the hostelry of the
Ladies and the classic Grand Convent from the XVIII century.
You will finish with a visit to a Cistercian Champagne cellar, a
former annexe of the abbey followed by a champagne tasting.