

Villa Bourières
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
A 19th-century pharmacist with a passion for archaeology built this Neo-Renaissance villa and Gothic cloister gallery atop the ruins of a Benedictine abbey. The site includes the remains of a rare open-air theater and a well that once served the medieval monks.
Neo-Renaissance villa
Neo-Gothic cloister
19th century architecture
Archaeology heritage
Villa Bourières
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés


A 19th-century pharmacist with a passion for archaeology built this Neo-Renaissance villa and Gothic cloister gallery atop the ruins of a Benedictine abbey. The site includes the remains of a rare open-air theater and a well that once served the medieval monks.
Neo-Renaissance villa
Neo-Gothic cloister
19th century architecture
Archaeology heritage