Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Vaucluse

Eglise romane
84220 Gordes

Notre-Dame de Senanque Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in Gordes, Provence, remains an active monastic place of life, famous for its sober Romanesque architecture and its history linked to the 'three Provençal sisters'.

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 et gothique
84560 Ménerbes

The Saint-Hilaire Abbey of Ménerbes, founded in the 13th century, is a former medieval Carmelite convent located in the Vaucluse, in the heart of the Luberon. Classified as a historical monument, it combines religious architecture and emblematic agricultural terraces of Provence.

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.

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.

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.

84110 Faucon

The Priory Saint-Germain, in Faucon (Vaucluse), is a medieval religious complex built on the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa, including an 11th century church and convent buildings. Registered as historical monuments in 1992.

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.