Commanderie templière d'ArvilleA lively evocation of the history of the Templars, the Arville Commandery buildings founded in the 12th century form a unique complex according to Régine Pernoud, a French historian of Medieval times.
12th century Templar church, porch with two monumental towers, tithe barn, pigeon house, baker’s oven, stables from the 15th and 16th centuries, every single monument evokes the everyday life of those monastic knights before their departure to the Holy Land.
A center for both military enlisting and training, the Commandery was also an important place of production and economical activities to finance the crusades in the Holy Land.
Outside, a botanical path along the wall leads to a medieval garden divided into four square beds of wild, useful, medicinal plants and vegetables. There are more than a hundred types of plants reflecting the medieval society, everyday life and belief…
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Fête médiévale à la Commanderie templière d'Arville
La Commanderie templière d'Arville
Jardin médiéval de la Commanderie templière d'Arville
