Benedictine Palace Distillery and Museum Tour: Unveil Normandy's Secret Spirits History

Unveil the secret spirits history of Normandy on a tour of the Benedictine Palace Distillery and Museum. Explore the centuries-old liqueur distillery, discover the fascinating stories of Dom Bernardo Vincelli and Alexandre Le Grand, and indulge in a tasting of 3 expressions of Benedictine liqueur.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Palais Benedictine - The Benedictine Palace, an architectural masterpiece of Gothic and Renaissance inspiration, was erected at the end of the 19th century in honour of the Benedictine liqueur by Alexandre Le Grand, a wine merchant from Fécamp, who had found a recipe created in 1510 by a Benedictine monk in a grimoire.
    This eclectic building will…
What's Included
  • Guided tour of the distillery
  • Multilingual leaflet for self-guided tour (French, English, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, German)
  • Bndictine liqueur-tasting
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Transport
Additional Information

Savor the flavor of Benedictine, one of the best-kept spirit secrets of France, and unearth centuries of history with this tour of the Benedictine Palace’s liqueur distillery and museum in Normandy. Explore the museum at your own pace and marvel at the wide array of Benedictine artifacts on display. Unravel the stories of Dom Bernardo Vincelli and…

Location
110 Rue Alexandre le Grand
Rue Alexandre le Grand
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Lagachef2020
Dec 8, 2024
Beautiful - Exceptional place and history at the rendezvous, visit very well explained, tasting in the end an excellent time spent
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Noellaf2015
Nov 20, 2024
A beautiful discovery - A superb visit with a very competent woman A very nice palace, have seen that it is very well maintained. Thanks to you
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454alexh454
Oct 31, 2024
Worth a visit - The visit is definitely worth a visit. The guide is dynamic and explains very well. The tasting allows you to discover the product and makes you want to bring back some. Don’t deprive yourself of a good coktail at the Verrière bar.
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Moebius95
Oct 22, 2024
A beautiful journey through time - A must-see from Fecamp. A beautiful journey into the history and secrets of this liquor. The visit to the distillery and museum ends with a tasting of 3 types of Benedictine. It's up to you to make your choice...
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Corsom25
Sep 13, 2024
Fantastic fabulous - Beautiful palace breathtaking architecture tons of photos an unforgettable visit a very friendly Guide
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Stephane62800
Nov 10, 2024
Nice visit, less bargain... - Nice visit to do on Fecamp, pity that the bottle is 4€ cheaper at Carrefour at the end of the street, me who thought to pay less directly at the producer, they have business acumen....
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Pierrelk9952wf
Oct 17, 2024
Prices displayed excluding taxes - Delighted by this visit, very friendly Guide and Good tasting. Too bad .....after going to the shop, unpleasant surprise to find that the rates are exclusive of taxes when we are individuals and not traders.
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S8084konellyg
Aug 19, 2024
Expensive for a partially free visit - Fine for distillery and tasting with the Guide, but, for the Award, the tour should be fully guided
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Johanvb
Jan 5, 2025
A experience never to be forgotten, but hope we will. - For tourists: Pros: a beautifull building. Many of the written texts are also in English. Cons: Do NOT go here if you do not have prior knowledge of distillation processes or how liquors are made in general. Because even if you have especially booked an English tour you probably get pointed to an audio app. An app that is probably made with an artificial voice or even with AI translation because some words, like Angel share, are broken of in a odd manner i am also still looking for the natural lightning bolts that are incorporated in the cellar. The explanations in the app are pretty basic (when the audio guide is finished the tour guide is still talking in French for 15 minutes) Next to that the audio app begins with a story about the drink you are supposed to have gotten?!. And a lot of entries in the audio tour are about the architecture, design of the furniture and history of the building. Only a few are about the distillation process and even those give nothing to no information on the making of Dom Benedictine. But if you hope to ask the tourguide for clarification (remember you booked the English tour?) you can forget that because the person doing the tour only speaks une leadle beat English. A tour guide that gives a tour with an enthousiasm i only have seen with people who have been dead for centuries but are still bound by the mortal realm and have to stay there untill someone releases them of their curse. The tour also starts 45 minutes after the moment you booked it for. You are let in at the time you booked the tour to venture to a few rooms in the building (where you can see a selection of old doorknobs and religious statues) only to figure out for yourself that you have to gather in a room downstairs where a guide talks through a video presentation so that you, even if you speak une petit peu French yourself, have to really concentrate on what the guide is telling you. To top it all off when you enter the tasting room the audio guide explains in detail about the decoration of the room but says nothing about what you are tasting. In short, a nice building to see but you are not leaving with any knowledge of the product unless you are capable of speaking French For the company: - Redo your app. Hire an English speaking voice actor that tells the same story as the tour guide. I want to know about the aging process not about the walnut bar where DJ's can perform and the green wall that reflects the ingredients in the product. - Teach your employees English! An international renowned product like Dom Benedictine can expect to attract international tourists. Do you want them to leave as ambassador of your product or with the knowledge that the granite top of the bar reflects the coastal influence? - clean your tasting room! It is a beautiful room but the fact that the tasting glasses where sticky on the outside and stuck to the white alabaster counter top (yes something a learned through the app instead of learning about what i was tasting). - Hire (or teach) the guides to inspire those who are coming to visit. Let them be the advertisement for the product and let them make visitors leave with an urge to tell others about their wonderful experience. Now we came as fan of the product and left disenchanted. I guess it is true what they say, never to meet your heroes.
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Sebastienlv8181ym
Jan 2, 2025
Disappointment... - Disappointment... We introduced ourselves to 5 people, oh surprise (bad) an exorbitant rate of 35 € per person. The Benedictine Museum is run by Americans...!! We turned back with great regret. This heritage is obviously reserved only for a wealthy clientele.
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