Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Rhône-Alpes

Romanesque Church
26700 La Garde-Adhémar

The Priory of the Val des Nymphes, 12th century Romanesque chapel in La Garde-Adhémar (Drôme), is a jewel of Provencal art inspired by antiquity, classified as a historical monument since 1889.

Abbey
26150 Die

The Abbey of Valcroissant, formerly Cistercian Abbey of the 12th century, is located in Die en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Founded by the monks of Bonnevaux, it illustrates medieval monastic architecture in the Drôme.

Abbey
26000 Valence

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Soyons, a former Benedictine abbey of the 17th century in Valencia (Drôme), was transferred from Soys after the wars of Religion. Only its church remains today, classified as a historical monument.

Abbey
26000 Valence

The Saint-Ruf Abbey of Valencia, a 12th-century abbey in the Drôme, was a major religious centre before becoming a Protestant temple in the 19th century.

Romanesque Church
26770 Aleyrac

The Priory of Aleyrac, located in the Drôme, is a former Benedictine priory in ruins, classified historical monument in 1905, known for its church Notre-Dame-la-Brune and its source captured.

Romanesque Church
26740 Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet

The Priory of Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet, a 12th century Romanesque church located in the Drôme, is an ancient Clunisian monastery classified as a historical monument since 1846, marked by a homogeneous architecture of transition between Romanesque and Gothic.

Abbey
26300 Châteauneuf-sur-Isère

The Abbey of Vernaison, built in the 18th century in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, is a former classified convent monument, emblematic of the Drôme in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Romanesque Church
26240 Claveyson

The Priory of Saint-Andéol, a 12th-century Romanesque building in Claveyson (Drôme), combines flamboyant Gothic architecture and Clunisian history in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.