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Walking Tour
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Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux

Nuits-Saint-Georges

📖"interested in the history of monasticism, then a visit is worth it"
🧀Cheese sold at shop, no tastings or factory viewing
📅Guided tours only, book ahead, limited times

Walk the halls where the Cistercian order was born in 1098. This still-active monastery offers a contemplative glimpse into medieval spirituality, with a restored 15th-century library and monks continuing centuries-old traditions, including their famous pressed cow's milk cheese.

Cistercian heritage
Monastic cheese
Guided tours only
Medieval manuscripts
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