Exploring the Abbaye-de-Royaumont
(France) – Going on a Picnic Outside Paris with Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
I
used touring guides, history books, and art history books to make my lists of
places to visit in France on picnic outings.
On
one of our picnic outings, my husband Laurent and I visited the Abbaye de
Royaumont with baby Florence.
This
Abbaye in northwestern France is a two-star outing in the Michelin “green guide”
series. It was founded in the early 13th
century by the King Saint Louis. King
Saint Louis led Crusades. This is why he
is referred to as a saint.
Royaumont
was a Cistercian Abbey that received many gifts. However, Royaumont’s architecture does not
reflect pure Cistercian style with a plain choir. Royaumont has radiating chapels around the
choir. More chapels means more donors
for artwork and alms to the church.
The
Abbaye de Royaumont was sold during the French Revolution as a “national
property.” The last owners of the Abbaye
– Isabel and Henri Gouin (1900 – 1907) created a Foundation to rent out the
space as a small convention center.
Working
at a place like that as a sales manager is a nice job. I would try to sell the meeting space to architects,
engineers, commercial artists, lawyers, accountants, city planners, and other
people who would study the venue for its durability and get projects accomplished
in this remote yet beautiful location.
I
was always thinking of ways to make money even when Florence was a baby.
By
Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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