Abbeys and Basilicas in New Aquitaine

Paths of Compostela - Route of Tours
33000 Bordeaux

The Basilica Saint-Michel de Bordeaux, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, is a flamboyant Gothic masterpiece located in the eponymous district. Its independent tower, 114 metres high, overlooks the city and houses a historic carillon.

Romanesque Church
23170 Chambon-sur-Voueize

The abbey of Sainte-Valérie, a 12th-century limousine Romanesque jewel in Chambon-sur-Voueize (New Aquitaine), was a Benedictine abbey church and later a parish church, classified as a historical monument in 1840. Its 87 meters make it a major building.

Gothic Church
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.

Basilica
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.

Paths of Compostela - Route of 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.

Paths of Compostela - Route of 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.

Gothic Church
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.

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.