Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Finistère

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.

Priory
29260 Le Folgoët

The Priory of Folgoët, a 15th century Gothic mansion located in Folgoët, Brittany, served as a residence for the dean and hotel for the pilgrims of Notre Dame.

Gothic Church
29217 Plougonvelin

The Saint-Mathieu Abbey of Fine-Terre, founded in the 11th century in Plougonvelin (Finistry), is an ancient Benedictine abbey in ruins, classified as a Historic Monument. This emblematic site of Brittany, marked by centuries of looting and reconstruction, dominates the extreme tip of Finistère, facing the ocean.

Romanesque Church
29560 Landévennec

The Saint-Guénolé Abbey of Landévennec, founded in the fifth century, is an emblematic Breton monastery located on the peninsula of Crozon. Its remains, classified as historical monuments, bear witness to its major role in the evangelization and monastic history of Brittany, from the Carolingian to the Maurist periods.

Romanesque Church
29300 Quimperlé

The Abbey of Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th century in Brittany, is famous for its rotonde Romanesque church and its preserved medieval crypt. Ranked a historic monument, it dominates the city at the confluence of Isole and Ellé.

Abbey
29870 Landéda

The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Anges, founded in the 16th century in Landeda, Brittany, is a former convent of Cordeliers and then of the Recollets, partially preserved despite fires and subsequent transformations.

Abbey
29460 Daoulas

Notre-Dame de Daoulas Abbey, a 12th-century Augustinian abbey located in Daoulas, Brittany, is an architectural gem combining Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance styles, surrounded by a unique medicinal garden.

Gothic Church
29360 Clohars-Carnoët

The abbey of Notre-Dame de Carnoët, a former Cistercian abbey in ruins from the 13th to the 18th century, stands in Clohars-Carnoët in Brittany, on the edge of the Laita, surrounded by a preserved natural estate of 123 hectares.