Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in Dordogne

Eglise romane
24650 Chancelade

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Chancelade, founded in the 12th century in the Dordogne, is a monastic Romanesque complex remodeled in the 17th and 18th centuries, classified as a historical monument. It combines abbey church, convent buildings and a rich Augustinian past.

Eglise romane
24350 La Chapelle-Gonaguet

The Priory of Merlande, founded in the 12th century at La Chapelle-Gonaguet in the Dordogne, is a former Benedictine priory listed as a Historical Monument, enlarged in the 16th century. Its church and prioral residence illustrate the medieval and Renaissance architecture of the Périgord.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
24440 Saint-Avit-Sénieur

The former Abbey of Saint-Avit-Seneur, a 12th-century Romanesque building located in the Dordogne, is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its link to the roads of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. This historic monument, marked by fires and restorations, houses medieval remains and a unique architecture.

Eglise romane
24360 Saint-Estèphe

The Priory of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Jean-Porte-Latine of Badenix, founded in the 12th century in Saint-Estèphe (Dordogne), is a former grandmontan monastery today in ruins, classified as a historical monument in 1938. Its remains include a church transformed into a barn and a vaulted capitular hall.

Eglise romane
24460 Sorges et Ligueux en Périgord

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Ligueux, founded in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a former Benedictine abbey located in Sorges and Ligueux in Périgord (New Aquitaine), partially restored in the 18th century. Its abbey church, classified as a historical monument, bears witness to remarkable Romanesque architecture.

Monastère
24200 Sarlat-la-Canéda

Former 17th-century monastery in Sarlat-la-Canéda, New Aquitaine, including a Baroque church and a cloister listed as a Historic Monument. Symbol of the Catholic Counter-Reformation after the Wars of Religion.

Prieuré
24620 Tamniès

The priory of Tamniès, founded in the 14th century in Tamniès, New Aquitaine, is a former Benedictine priory dependent on the abbey of Sarlat, marked by reconstructions in the 19th century.

Prieuré
24240 Thénac

The priory of Monbos, founded in the 12th century in Thénac in the Dordogne, is a Romanesque church with a unique nave, classified as a historical monument, known for its historic capitals and its arched apse in cul-de-four.