Visit to Ronsard's House
Ronsard's Residence - Priory of Saint Cosme The prior's house , built in the 15th century, houses Pierre de Ronsard's bedroom and study , furnished in Renaissance style. This historic site immerses you in the world of one of the most celebrated poets of the…
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Ronsard's Residence - Priory of Saint Cosme
La Riche
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Ronsard's Residence - Priory of Saint Cosme
The prior's house , built in the 15th century, houses Pierre de Ronsard's bedroom and study , furnished in Renaissance style. This historic site immerses you in the world of one of the most celebrated poets of the French Renaissance.
The abbey also offers literary walks every Sunday in July and August, allowing visitors to discover the priory from a literary and poetic perspective.
The plans of the medieval and Renaissance gardens complement the visit, offering a glimpse of the garden as it was in those times. An immersion in the history, poetry, and gardening of the Renaissance.
Self-guided or guided tour of the Priory of Saint-Cosme. A visit to the Priory of Saint-Cosme, Ronsard's former residence, can be undertaken independently, using the accompanying booklet "A Vow of Poetry" provided with the entrance ticket. Recommended duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Booklet available in French, English, Spanish, and German. "First Discovery" tour. The "First Discovery" tour, included in the ticket price, is offered daily at 11:15 am and 3:30 pm upon request at reception, subject to guide availability. Duration: approx. 20 minutes. French only. Guided tour. The guided tour, included in the ticket price, is offered daily at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, subject to guide availability, by reservation only (minimum 24 hours in advance) at +33 2 47 37 32 70 or by email. Duration: approx. 1 hour. By reservation, in French and English. Opening hours:
- January 2 - March 31: 10am - 12:30pm / 2pm - 5pm (closed on Tuesdays)
- April 1 - May 31: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- June 1st - August 31st: 10am - 7pm
- September 1st - October 31st: 10am - 6pm
- November 1st - December 31st: 10am - 12:30pm / 2pm - 5pm (closed on Tuesdays)
Prices:
- Full price: €7.50
- Reduced price: €6.50 Child 7-18 years*, Student*, Disabled person and carer, large family*, Education Pass*, Privilege Pass from another monument of the Indre-et-Loire Departmental Council*, Group of 15 people or more.
- Free: Children under 7, Social welfare recipients and job seekers*, Press, ICOM and tour guides*, "Ministry of Culture" card*, teachers from the Indre-et-Loire department upon presentation of an educational project related to the site, employees of the Indre-et-Loire department and their beneficiaries (COS card)*, family caregivers, middle school students from Indre-et-Loire (as part of a school trip), holders of the Demeure de Ronsard Privilege Pass.
(*UPON PRESENTATION OF PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY)
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La Riche From its founding in 1092 until the 18th century, the community of canons at the Priory of Saint-Cosme welcomed pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. Its history remains marked by the presence of the Kings of France in Touraine during the 15th and 16th centuries, as well as by the <strong>stays of Pierre de Ronsard, who became its prior in 1565.</strong> That same year, the "Prince of Poets" received a visit from Catherine de Medici and her son, King Charles IX. In this setting conducive to his inspiration, Ronsard spent his final days and died there on the night of December 27, 1585. Entering through the stone archway into the gardens, visitors discover the Prior's house, built in the 15th century. It houses Ronsard's bedroom and study, furnished with Renaissance pieces. Only vestiges remain of the church: the apse where the tomb of Pierre de Ronsard was discovered, the Romanesque capitals, the Gothic arch, and part of the transept. Of the buildings accessed from the cloister, only the refectory, with its magnificent Romanesque pulpit, and part of the guesthouse escaped the bombings of the Second World War. The nine rose gardens, contemporary creations, are inspired by medieval and Renaissance garden designs.
