Abbey

Famous abbey from where the founding monks of Cluny left. In the 12th century, the abbey took the title of "imperial abbey".

The priory Notre-Dame de Laramière is a historical monument located in Laramière in the French department of Lot (Occitanie).

Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Bèze (classified I.S.M.H.)
Founded in 630, the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Pierre de Bèze is one of the oldest in Burgundy: it was in fact the fourth of the...

Founded in 1131 by Bernard de Clairvaux, the Abbey became established in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. All that remains of the north transept ...

Former Cistercian abbey of the XII century, next to the river Colombine
Visit by appointment, and during the heritage days
Open during the contemporary art fair, visit every Thursday, Friday, Saturday...

Saint-Jean-le-Grand was a women's abbey founded in the Merovingian period. The Romanesque buildings have disappeared. The facades and roofs of the remaining conventual buildings, built between the end...

The tour of the Carolingian Crypt reveals the last secrets of a truly glorious era, introducing you to the very beginning of our story in 719 AD, during the reign of Charlemagne. The crypt is a...

Daughter of Pontigny, founded in 1133 in a secluded valley of Tonnerrois, the abbey has kept all its authenticity.

Situated in the Republic of Saugeais, Montbenoît Abbey was founded in the 12th century by the Sire de Joux...

In Burgundian Gothic style, it was begun in the 13th century and completed in the 14th and 15th centuries under three abbots, including Jean de Blaisy and Pierre de Fontette, whose tombstones can be...

A wall with Lombardy bands (11th century) remains from the former Benedictine abbey of Saint-PIerre, founded in the Merovingian period

The collections of the archaeological museum are presented in the main wing of the former Benedictine abbey of Saint-Bénigne. In contrast to the power of the old chapter house and the scriptorium...

The Priory of Marast, a very rare Romanesque building preserved in the Haute Saône, was founded in the 1120s.

The building is striking for the purity of its architecture (Cistercian inspiration). The...

The museum boasts a magnificent collection of earthenware and enamelled glass, as well as remarkable paintings, sculptures and objets d'art.

In 1133, the monks of the Abbey of Belvaux founded an abbey on this site. The abbey had a significant influence in the 18th century and all the buildings that exist today are classified as historical...

In 1098, a group of monks from Molesme Abbey arrived to an out way location – the Cîteaux forest – in order to lead a simple life, in line with the teaching of Gospel. Today, the Cîteaux Abbey is a...

The Abbey of Pontigny is one of the largest abbeys in the world with its 4000m² floor space, representing 900 years of history. Come and discover it!

Come and marvel at the architecture and history of Gigny Abbey. This remarkable monument of Romanesque art was founded around 890 by Bernon. He then created, with the Brothers of Baume les Messieurs...

18th century abbey church : illustrious testimony of the religious past of Baume les Dames.

Founded in 1139, it has been inhabited by Cistercian nuns since 1927.
Spiritual welcome.

Founded in 1209 on the edge of the Forêt d?Othe, the priory was donated by Count Guillaume de Joigny to the Order of Grandmont, an austere religious community

Former Cistercian abbey classified 100 years ago for its rare monks' refectory of which there are only 2 other examples in France!

Former royal abbey of the order of Sainte Geneviève (Genovéfains), 13th century conventual building, 17th century abbey house, 17th and 18th century classical gardens. Transformed into a middle-class...

The Saint-Philibert Abbey in Tournus is one of the most prestigious sanctuaries of the first Romanesque art, with transversal cradles that are almo...