Maison Alexandra David Néel

Alexandra David-Neel, a woman of letters, was the first European woman to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa, in Tibet, in 1924.

“Even if Alexandra David-Neel spent 25 years of her life in Asia, even if she was the first European woman to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa, her journeys don’t make her a simple explorer. They contribute to a work of remarkable depth and strength. It unveils to the western thinking of the early 20th century completely new possibilities that remain relevant to this day.
She shows us a future that she wanted to be filled with freedom, knowledge and wisdom, reflecting the life she chose with bravery and tenacity.
Currently, the influence her exceptional life had is still visible, either for art (creation of an opera, choreography, comics, documentaries, exhibitions, etc…) or for philosophy, as demonstrated by the numerous researches on her writings and explorations.
Therefore, through the different but inseparable aspects of the work that we carry out (house, museum, garden), we try to report on the amazing diversity and modernity of her work.

Distinctions :
The Alexandra David-Neel house has been classified as a Historical Monument since 1996. It is also one of the 110 “Famous French houses” since 2011, a prize promoting houses of famous people who distinguished themselves in political, social and cultural history. Samten Dzong is part of the Federation of Writers’ Houses and Literary Heritage since 2007.

The visit of the villa requires reservation by phone.
No reservation via email will be taken.”