Abbeys, Monastères and Priories in Aquitaine

Monastère
24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

Former 17th-century monastery in Sarlat-la-Canéda, New Aquitaine, including a Baroque church and a cloister listed as a Historic Monument. Symbol of the Catholic Counter-Reformation after the Wars of Religion.

Eglise gothique
47420 Durance

The Priory of Durance, a former pre-demonstrated priory of the 13th and 14th centuries, stands in Durance, New Aquitaine, famous for its Romanesque-Gothic chapel and medieval murals classified as Historic Monument.

Eglise romane
47150 Gavaudun

The Priory Saint-Sardos de Laurenque, located in Gavaudun in Lot-et-Garonne, is an ancient convent church rebuilt between the late 15th and early 16th centuries, today in ruins.

Abbaye
40300 Cagnotte

The Abbey of Cagnotte, a former Benedictine Abbey and then Cistercian of the 12th and 13th centuries, is located in Cagnotte in New Aquitaine. Its remains bear witness to a rich medieval and religious past in the Landes.

Chartreuse
24700 Montpon-Ménestérol

The Chartreuse de Vauclaire, founded in the Middle Ages near Montpon-Ménesterol in the Dordogne, is an ancient Chartreuse abbey marked by a turbulent history, between abandonment, reconstruction and conversion into a psychiatric hospital in the 20th century.

Eglise romane
40300 Hastingues

The Abbey of Arthous, a former 12th-century pre-demonstrated abbey in Hastingues, New Aquitaine, combines late Romanesque architecture and 17th-XVIII century convent buildings. Classified as a Historic Monument, it now houses an archaeological museum and a heritage centre in the Landes.

Eglise romane et gothique
33540 Blasimon

Saint-Nicolas de Blasimon Abbey, a former medieval abbey located in Blasimon en Gironde, is a jewel of Romanesque art with a carved facade and a history marked by the wars of Religion and successive restorations.

Prieuré
33170 Gradignan

The Priory of Cayac, a 13th century prieuré hospital in Gradignan (New Aquitaine), was a key step on the way to Tours to Santiago de Compostela, combining church, hospital and reception of pilgrims.