A fortress, a Romanesque abbey and then a Gothic cathedral, Maillezais has been a centre of religious, economic and artistic activity for centuries. Overlooking the canals of the Marais Poitevin, its majestic remains emerge in an original reconstruction that plunges you into the heart of a thousand-year-old history.
April: Monday to Friday 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 2pm-6pm.
May: daily 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm.
June: daily 10am-6pm.
July: from 1st to 4th July: daily 10am-6pm. Then 10am-7pm.
August: 10am-7pm. From 25 to 31 August: 10am-6pm.
September: daily 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm. 20th and 21st September: 10am-6pm.
October: daily 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm. Closed on Tuesdays outside school holidays.
November: from 1st to 2nd November 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm.
December: open only for the Christmas Fair: 5, 6, 7 12, 13 and 14 December.
Closed from January to March.
https://nossites.vendee.fr/abbaye-de-maillezais
Maillezais Abbey is a real architectural jewel: Romanesque, Gothic or Renaissance, it has always been a model. It was listed as a Historic Monument in 1923.