Glastonbury Abbey

The small town of Glastonbury has the famous ruins of the Benedictine abbey, attracting history and architecture lovers every year. The facility is not only a monument of the first class in Great Britain, but also is described as a "important nationwide" place.

Glastonbury Abbey was founded in 712 by the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex Ine, and expanded in the 10th century by Abbot Dunstan. Thanks to the monks who allegedly found the tomb of King Arthur in 1191, Glastonbury began to be associated with one of the most popular English legends. The clergy even claimed that the Avalon described in the stories was the abbey of Glastonbury. This association strongly influenced today's perception of this place by tourists, which was also used in the promotion of ruins. Legends were not even disturbed by the destruction and abandonment of Glastonbury in 1539 by order of King Henry VIII.