Abbeys and Basilicas in the East

Eglise gothique
08290 Blanchefosse-et-Bay

Blanchefosse Abbey, a Cistercian vestige of the 12th and 13th centuries, stands at Blanchefosse-et-Bay (Great East). Symbolic ruins with medieval gissing and classical monastic lodges, surrounded by preserved nature.

Basilique
54330 Saxon-Sion

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Sion, built between the 14th and 19th centuries in Saxon-Sion (Great East), is a high Marian place in Lorraine combining Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture on the hill of Sion-Vaudémont.

Abbatiale
57000 Metz

The Abbey of St.Glossinde of Metz, an ancient Benedictine church dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, is a rococo jewel located in the Great East. Founded in the 7th century, it now houses the bishopric of Metz and features classified historical monuments.

Eglise romane
88410 Bleurville

The Abbey of Saint-Maur de Bleurville, a former Benedictine prioral church of the 11th-XVIIIth centuries, stands in the Vosgian village of Bleurville, in the Great East. Classified as a Historic Monument, it houses a Romanesque crypt and remarkable medieval remains.

Basilique
54100 Nancy

The Basilica of Saint-Epvre de Nancy, a 19th-century neogothic building, dominates the Old Town. A masterpiece by Prosper Morey, it combines religious symbolism and monumental architecture, classified as a historical monument since 1999.

Eglise gothique
54210 Saint-Nicolas-de-Port

The Basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, a Gothic masterpiece flamboyant from the 15th to the 16th centuries in Lorraine, was built by René II of Lorraine in thanks for his victory against Charles the Temerary. Located in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (Meurthe-et-Moselle), it houses a major relic of Saint Nicholas and a historical pilgrimage.

Eglise gothique
55600 Avioth

The Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Avioth, a Gothic jewel of the 13th and 15th centuries, dominates the village of Avioth en Meuse. Ranked in 1840, it houses a black Virgin and a still alive medieval pilgrimage, nicknamed 'Cathedral of the Fields'.

Basilique
88630 Domrémy-la-Pucelle

The basilica of Bois-Chenu, a 19th-century neo-Roman building in Domrémy-la-Pucelle (Great East), is dedicated to Jeanne d'Arc. Built in pink granite and Euville stone, it dominates the Meuse Valley with its mosaics and historical paintings.