The Priory of Pully

10 February 2021

Pully’s wine-growing tradition flourished in the Middle Ages. The best grapes grew on the domain of the priory (Le Prieuré).

The priory was owned by the Cluniac abbey of Payerne. The kings of Burgundy (Kingdom of Burgundy 888-1032) donated the priory to Payerne Abbey in the 10th century. The kings  were crowned in Payerne.

The place has been cultivated for more than two thousand years. At first, there was a large Roman villa (the Roman Museum in Pully provides further information).

The first wooden church dates from the time of the Merowingers (6th or 7th century). In the 9th century a stone Carolingian church was built.

In the 13th century, the church was enlarged and rebuilt in the Gothic style. The church became a Protestant temple after the conquest of the Pays de Vaud by Bern in 1536.

The temple underwent several renovations and restorations afterwards, the last one in 2001 after a fire.  Today, the priory is a restaurant.