Visit of the Abbey of Cluny and Lunch at Hostellerie d'Heloise in Cluny – Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Picture: Annette Schiller at the Abbey of Cluny

Following the visit of Domaine Ferret in Fuissé, we drove to Cluny and had a wonderful lunch at the Hostellerie d'Heloise in Cluny, before visiting the Abbey of Cluny.

See:
Domaine Ferret in Fuissé, Poully-Fuissé, Mâconnais: Vineyard Walk, Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting with Cyril Laumain, Chef de Cave – Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Lunch at Hostellerie d’Héloise

The Hostellerie d’Héloise is a real gem, situated in a stately building dating from the end of the 1800's. I love the warm atmosphere and timeless charm in this simple, family run hotel which offers comfortable rooms and delicious gastronomy.

Pictures: At Restaurant Hostellerie d’Héloïse in Cluny with Owners Nathalie and Chef Patrick Dutarte

Les inspecteurs du guide MICHELIN: Un établissement convivial et joliment rétro ! Les Héloïse et Abélard d'aujourd'hui pourront y savourer une cuisine traditionnelle et régionale d'une belle finesse... Et pour l'étape, quelques chambres bien tenues.

Logis de France: Situé à l’entrée sud de Cluny, à quelques minutes du centre ville et de l’Abbaye, et au départ de la Voie Verte, l’Hostellerie d’Héloïse vous accueille dans un cadre chaleureux (Jadis, renommée). … Pour un déjeuner ou un dîner en toute convivialité, l’Hostellerie d’Héloïse vous accueille dans ses deux salles de restaurants aux ambiances tout à fait différentes et chaleureuses. Vous apprécierez la simplicité des plats des terroirs français et le raffinement d’une cuisine travaillée avec en accord une sélection de vins de propriétaires de la région et d’ailleurs.

The Abbey at Cluny

Founded in 910 by Benedictine monks who wished to observe closer adherence to the Benedictine rule, the Cluny was the center of a monastic reform movement that would spread throughout Europe. Finished during the 12th century, Cluny Abbey remained the largest religious building in the entire Christian world until Saint Peter’s in Rome was constructed.

Pictures: The Abbey of Cluny

At its height of its influence in the 12th century, Cluny was the mother house for over 1000 monasteries with 10,000 monks. The abbots of Cluny were almost as powerful as popes, and four of them later became popes. In 1098, Pope Urban II (himself a Cluniac) declared that Cluny was the "light of the world."

Picture: Cluny

But new and more austere orders such as the Cistercians were generating the next wave of ecclesiastical reform. At the same time, the rise of English and French nationalism created a climate unfavorable to the existence of monasteries autocratically ruled by a leader residing in Burgundy.

By the time of the French Revolution, the monks of Cluny were so thoroughly identified with the Ancien Régime that the order was suppressed in France. The abbey was used as a stone quarry and systematically dismantled until 1823. Thus, today, the only vestiges of this imposing great religious edifice are the sections built between the middle ages and the French revolution and the southern bell tower of the main transept – a mere 10% of the original abbey.

Thanks

As always, the lunch was excellent.Thanks Chef Patrick Dutarte.

Picture: Annette Schiller and Chef Patrick Dutarte at a previous Visit

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