Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Vaucluse

Abbey
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Romanesque Church
84400 Saignon

The abbey of Saint-Eusèbe de Saignon, a former Benedictine abbey of the 12th century, stands near the village of Saignon, in the Vaucluse, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Classified as a historical monument, it illustrates Lombard art in Provence.

Abbey
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.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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'.