Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Dear

Eglise romane
18200 Drevant

The priory of Drevant, Benedictine monastery of the 12th century located in the Cher in the Centre-Val de Loire, is a clunisian site inscribed with historical monuments, witness of 7 centuries of monastic life and the wine history of Berry.

Eglise romane et gothique
18120 Massay

Saint-Martin de Massay Abbey, founded in the 8th century, is a former Benedictine Abbey of Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire, marked by major reconstructions in the 12th, 14th and 15th centuries, mixing Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Abbaye
18000 Bourges

The Abbey Saint-Ambroix de Bourges, founded in the 7th century, is an ancient Benedictine abbey transformed into a luxury hotel after reconstructions in the 17th century. Its remains, located in the Cher, bear witness to a turbulent history between religion and architectural heritage.

Abbaye
18320 Menetou-Couture

Notre-Dame de Fontmorigny Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey, is located in Menetou-Couture in the Cher. Founded in 1149, it illustrates medieval monastic architecture and its transformations until the 18th century.

Route Jacques-Coeur
18200 Bruère-Allichamps

The Abbey of Noirlac, founded in the 12th century in Bruère-Allichamps in the Cher, is an emblematic Cistercian abbey, classified as a historical monument and today a cultural meeting centre.

Prieuré
18000 Bourges

The priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Bourges is a Romanesque building from the 11th-XIIth century, the only vestige of a priory dependent on the abbey of Marmoutiers, partially preserved and transformed into a barn in the 19th century.

Eglise romane
18190 Corquoy

The priory of Grandmont, founded in the 12th century in Corquoy, is a former grandmontain monastery in Romanesque style, abandoned in the 16th century, located in the Centre-Val de Loire.

Abbaye
18380 Méry-ès-Bois

Notre-Dame de Loroy Abbey, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century, is located in Méry-ès-Bois in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its ruins and cloister of the eighteenth century bear witness to a history marked by successive destruction and reconstruction.