Architectural Heritage near Chenonceaux and Amboise
PRIEURE SAINT JEAN DU GRAIS
AZAY SUR CHER
Prieuré Saint Jean du Grais
37 270 AZAY SUR CHER
Tel/Fax: 02 47 50 73 00
Open from april to june + september: week end and legal days: 2.00 / 7.00 pm
1st july to 31th august every day 2.00 / 7.00 pm.
Both in history and on its parish of Azay sur Cher, the priory of Saint Jean du Grais stands at the cross-roads. Exception and beauty meet there and this place sums up the whole history of medieval Touraine: It is the story of XVIIth century monks, of their rules, their activities and their place in medieval society. But it is also the story of the Earls of Anjou, of the crusades, of the Plantagenets, of an architectural style which is typically found in Touraine.
Finally, it is the story of a passionate man who devoted his life restoration of the site.
