Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Vaucluse

Abbaye
84000 Avignon

The Sainte-Catherine Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Avignon, transformed into a theatre after the Revolution, illustrates the religious and cultural heritage of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Abbaye
84330 Le Barroux

Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux Abbey, founded in 1970, is a Benedictine Romanesque abbey located at Barroux (Vaucluse), famous for its traditional architecture and monastic life centered on prayer and crafts.

Eglise romane
84300 Cavaillon

The hermitage Saint-Jacques, a 12th century religious building, dominates Cavaillon (Vaucluse). Ranked a historic monument in 1911, it combines Romanesque chapel and Renaissance enlargements on Saint-Jacques Hill.

Abbaye
84330 Le Barroux

The Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation Abbey, founded in the 20th century in Barroux (Vaucluse), is an active Benedictine monastery with about 30 nuns, famous for its award-winning Gregorian chant.

Eglise romane
84250 Le Thor

The fortified monastery of Thouzon, a former Benedictine priory of the eleventh century located in the Thor (Vaucluse), dominates the plain of Comtat Venaissin with its medieval remains and its two classified churches.

Eglise romane
84000 Avignon

The abbey Saint-Ruf d'Avignon, a former 11th-century Romanesque abbey located in Avignon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, was a major home of canonical reform. Its remains, classified in 1889, bear witness to a rich religious and architectural past.

Eglise romane
84510 Caumont-sur-Durance

The Chartreuse de Bonpas, founded in the 12th century in Caumont-sur-Durance (Vaucluse), is a former Chartreuse monastery classified as a historical monument, marked by a rich medieval history and transformations in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Eglise romane
84480 Bonnieux

The Saint-Symphorian Priory of Bonnieux, located in the Luberon, is a former Romanesque priory of the 11th-XIIth centuries, famous for its 12th century bell tower and its historical role as refuge and place of worship in Provence.