Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Alsace

Abbey
68290 Masevaux-Niederbruck

Masevaux Abbey, a 15th-century Benedictine abbey located in Masevaux-Niederbruck (Great East), is a historical monument of which only the choir of the church and partially transformed convent buildings remains.

Romanesque Church
68370 Orbey

The abbey of Pairis, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1138, stands near Orbey in the Great East. Ruined after the Revolution, it now houses an EHPAD in its restored remains of the 18th century.

Monastery
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

Kaysersberg Monastery, a former Franciscan convent of the 15th and 18th centuries, is located in Kaysersberg Vineyard in the Upper Rhine. Ranked a historic monument in 1946, it combines medieval architecture and subsequent transformations.

Romanesque Church
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

The Priory of Alspach, founded in the 11th century near Kaysersberg Vineyard (Great East), is a former Benedictine monastery and then clarisse, whose 12th century Romanesque remains have been classified as a historical monument since 1898.

68800 Leimbach

The former Abbey of Leimbach, built in the 12th and 17th centuries, is a listed historical monument located in the Upper Rhine, in the Great East. Ruined after 1917, it preserves medieval remains and a nave rebuilt in the 18th century.

68490 Ottmarsheim

The Sainte-Anne Chapel, integrated into the Saint-Bernard Priory, is a 19th-century religious building located in Ottmarsheim (Haut-Rhin), classified as a historical monument since 2015 for its painted decorations.

68340 Riquewihr

The Abbey of Autrey is a 16th century historical house in Riquewihr (High Rhine), classified as a historical monument in 1994, marked by late Renaissance and Gothic architecture.