Visit of the Arville Commandery | Office de Tourisme de Vendôme

the Arville Templar Commandery

Templar church from the 12th century, entrance porch framed by monumental turrets, tithe barn, dovecote, bread oven, stables from the 15th-16th centuries, each of these buildings evokes the daily life of these knight-monks before their departure for “Holy Land”.

The visit

9 thematic spaces will carry you from occident to orient, discovering the everyday life of the Templars and the crusades.

Vue aérienne de la Commanderie templière d'Arville

Outside

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…

Morning or afternoon

Duration: 2h

Meet at the Commandery