This tiny jewel of a monastic center, administered by the Diocese of France of the Serbian Orthodox Church, was not listed in my guidebook. We stumbled upon it in a local tourism guide booklet we picked up in Burgundy. Although the booklet said the chapel, refectory and workshops were open for visits, they neglected to say they are only open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. From July 15 to September 15 they are also open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 pm to 6 pm. Further, they request you write ahead for permission to visit the chapel.

An English-speaking nun kindly let us enter the chapel, but by far the best view of the fresco iconography is in the refectory anyway.

There is no way you can visit the Orthodox Center by train. It is on a tiny twisty road tucked into the rolling hills of the Morvan Regional Park. The sign in front of the building is small. Although we were not blessed to hear any live singing while we were there, the gift shop sells an abundance of excellent CDs of Orthodox liturgical singing.