Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs

Port-Royal des Champs is an internationally renowned site located in an exceptional environment at the edge of the Chevreuse Valley.

This illustrious home of thought and education became four centuries ago, the high place of resistance to the power of Louis XIV.

His former Cistercian abbey and its archaeological ruins offer visitors a journey into the heart of the political, religious and literary history of France in the seventeenth century.

North of the site, the building of the old schools is the setting that allows the development of collections, including paintings by Philippe de Champaigne.

This national museum and its 10-hectare area is also a place of unusual promenade and one of the milestones of the famous Root hiking trail. In addition, the park is known to charm visitors in search of relaxation and calm that delight in discovering the wealth of world it houses.

Resolutely turned towards culturally modern practices, Port Royal des Champs has become a dynamic space accessible through the variety and quality of events (exhibitions, concerts, educational activities) it organizes.