Religious Services and Visiting Hours

Weekdays (1) Matins 5.45 a.m. Lauds 7.00 a.m. Terce 9.00 a.m. Holy Messe 9.15 a.m. Visits to church 10.15 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Sext 12.45 p.m. None 2.45 p.m. Visits to church 3.00 - 6.30 p.m. Vespers 7.00 p.m. Compline 8.30 p.m. (9.00 p.m. July-August) Sundays and Holidays (2) Sunday Vigil 12.00 a.m. (1.00 a.m. July-August) Lauds 7.30 a.m. Terce 9.00 a.m. Visits to church 9.15 - 10.45 a.m. Holy Messe 11.00 a.m. Sext 12.45 p.m. None 14.45 p.m. Visits to church 15.00 - 18.00 p.m. Vespers 18.30 p.m. Followed by the Holy Eucharist Benediction Compline 20.30 p.m. (9.00 p.m. July-August) it's possibile to come at all the services without prenotation, the church is always open!

(1) - On certain days Holy Mass is celebrated at 9.30 a.m. (2) - Religious holidays: 1st January – 6th January – 11th May – 15th August - 1st November – 8th December – 25th December.

Notice to Visitors

- Hours for visits to church: - - The church remains open from 6.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. - No payment is required to visit the church. - Visits are not permitted during religious services. - While visiting the church: You must not disturb the silence. You must be dressed decently. You must switch off the mobile phone. - Who desires to have a guided visit can apply to the church keeper, always present in the church during visiting hours. Booking is not necessary for groups. Zones of Abbey where visits are permitted: - Exterior: can be visited at all hours of the day and night (the abbey is furnished with nightly illuminations until 11.00 p.m.). - Interior: visits to the nave and side aisles, the ambulatory and crypt under the main altar, are restricted to pre established hours – consult timetable. Zones of Abbey NOT accessible to visitors: - Exterior: the cloister (visible from the church entrance), the chapter hall, the Community house, the library, the Carolingian crypt. - Interior: the Carolingian chapel (sacristy), the tribunes (matroneum).