Abbeys and Basilicas in the Rhône-Alpes

Eglise romane
42330 Chamboeuf

The Abbey Church of Jourcey, built in the 12th century, is a historical monument located in Chambeuf, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Former Abbey, it embodies the medieval religious architecture of the region.

38000 Grenoble

The Saint Joseph Basilica in Grenoble, built in the early 20th century, is a Romanesque-Byzantine religious monument and art deco, located in Metz Square. It replaces a 17th century church and has been a minor basilica since 1937.

Eglise romane
73210 Aime-la-Plagne

The Basilica of Saint Martin d'Aime, built in the 11th century in Aime-la-Plagne in Savoy, is a Romanesque prioral church classified as a historical monument. Disused, it now houses a museum space and preserves medieval frescoes and a Roman crypt.

Eglise romane et gothique
69005 Lyon

The Saint John de Lyon primatia, Gothic and Romanesque cathedral from the 12th to the 15th century, is located in Old Lyon. It is famous for its astronomical clock of the 14th century and its role as primatial of Gauls, episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Lyon.

01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

Former Jesuit college of the 17th and 18th centuries in Bourg-en-Bresse, transformed into a high school in the 19th century, housing a classified Baroque chapel and a historic portal inscribed in the Monuments.

Basilique
01480 Ars-sur-Formans

The basilica of Ars, a 19th-century religious building in Ars-sur-Formans (Ain), is a high place of pilgrimage dedicated to the Curé d'Ars. Classified as a historic monument, it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.

Basilique
69005 Lyon

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, a neo-Byzantine building of the last quarter of the 19th century, dominates Lyon from the hill of Fourvière. A major Marian and architectural symbol, it attracts two million annual visitors.

Eglise romane
07350 Cruas

The Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Cruas, a Romanesque jewel of the 11th-XIIth centuries in Ardèche, combines rare monastic rostrum and carved capitals. Ranked a historic monument since 1862, it bears witness to a Benedictine past enlivened between Gallo-Roman villa and Wars of Religion.