Abbeys and Basilicas in New Aquitaine

Eglise romane
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.

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.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Tours
17100 Saintes

The Basilica of Saint Eutrope de Saintes, a 12th century Romanesque jewel in New Aquitaine, is an ancient Jacquarian shrine classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Saintes (Charente-Maritime), it combines Romanesque architecture with Gothic elements, housing a crypt and remarkable carved capitals.

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 romane
23110 Évaux-les-Bains

The Abbey of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Évaux-les-Bains, built between the 12th and 16th centuries, is a Romanesque and Gothic jewel located in New Aquitaine, classified as a historical monument since 1841.

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.

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.