Abbeys and Basilicas in New Aquitaine

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Soulac
33780 Soulac-sur-Mer

The Notre-Dame-de-la-fin-des-Terres Basilica, built in the 12th century in Soulac-sur-Mer in Gironde, is a UNESCO-listed Romanesque jewel, marked by its pilgrimage history and its centuries-old enfancy.

Basilique
33490 Verdelais

The Basilica Notre-Dame de Verdelais, built between the 17th and 19th centuries in Verdelais, New Aquitaine, is a major Marian sanctuary, famous for its pilgrimage and architecture combining Renaissance and Baroque styles.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Tours
33000 Bordeaux

The Saint-Seurin Basilica of Bordeaux, built in the 11th century, is a Romanesque and Gothic jewel classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in New Aquitaine, it houses paleo-Christian crypts and relics linked to the roads of Compostela.

Eglise romane
19120 Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne

The abbey of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, a former Benedictine abbey of the twelfth and seventeenth centuries, stands in Corrèze. This Romanesque gem, a step towards Compostela, is famous for its sculpted tympanum representing the Parousia and its preserved architecture despite historical disturbances.

Eglise gothique
17350 Saint-Savinien

The abbey of Saint-Savinien, former abbey church of the Augustins, dates from the 13th to the 17th century and is located in Saint-Savinien, Charente-Maritime. This historic monument combines Gothic architecture with Renaissance elements.

Eglise romane
33000 Bordeaux

The Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux, an ancient Benedictine church of the 12th, 18th and 19th centuries, is a Romanesque jewel classified as a historical monument. Located in Place Pierre-Renaudel, it houses a Dom Bedos organ, an 18th-century masterpiece.

86370 Marçay

The Basilica of Saint-Benoît-Labre, built in Marçay in New Aquitaine at the end of the 19th century, is an unfinished religious monument marked by its bold architecture and stained glass windows signed by Lavergne.

Eglise gothique
79400 Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole

The abbey of Saint-Maixent, a former 11th-century abbey church located in Saint-Maixent-l'École (Deux-Sèvres), combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture, marked by a rich monastic history and enlivened since the 5th century.