Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Brittany

Abbey
29300 Quimperlé

The Abbey of Saint-Colomban, founded in the 13th century in Quimperlé, Brittany, is now reduced to ruins classified as Historic Monument, including a wall with an iconic ogival bay.

Gothic Church
29410 Plounéour-Ménez

The Relec Abbey, founded in 1132 in Plounéour-Ménez, Brittany, is an iconic Cistercian abbey from the 12th to the 18th centuries, classified as a historical monument since 1914. Its ruins, gardens and fountains still bear witness to its religious and agricultural past.

Gothic Church
29000 Quimper

The priory of Locmaria, a former Benedictine monastery of the 11th century in Quimper, includes a Romanesque church and 17th-century claustral remains. Ranked a historic monument, it dominates the left bank of the Odet in Brittany.

Abbey
35380 Paimpont

The Notre Dame de Paimpont Abbey, founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 13th, 15th and 17th centuries, is a former Augustinian monastery located in Brittany, mixing Gothic and Baroque styles, in the heart of the Brocelian forest.

Romanesque Church
35250 Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt

Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt in Brittany, was a double monastery welcoming monks and nuns under the authority of an abbess. Its remains, including the Roman transept, testify to its historical and architectural importance.

Classic style church
35540 Le Tronchet

Notre-Dame du Tronchet Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Le Tronchet, Brittany, is a former Benedictine monastery marked by rich history, reconstructions and regional influence until the Revolution.

Abbey
35600 Redon

The Saint-Sauveur Abbey of Redon, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 9th century in Redon, Brittany, is a listed historical monument marked by a rich medieval history and major reconstructions in the 17th century under Richelieu.

Abbey
35400 Saint-Malo

Saint-Benoît de Saint-Malo Abbey, founded in the 17th century, is a historic monument located in the port city of Saint-Malo, Brittany. Its ancient abbey church and cloister have been protected since 1946.