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Fontenay Abbey

Fontenay Abbey was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in the Burgundy region of France. It is one of the olde...

France Museum Unesco Romanesque

9.2 Excellent

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Maulbronn Abbey

Maulbronn Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1147, the...

Germany Museum Cistercian Romanesque Gothic

9.2 Excellent

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Maulbronn Monastery

Maulbronn Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey located in Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1147, the...

Germany Museum Unesco Romanesque

9.2 Excellent

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Clairvaux Abbey

Clairvaux Abbey was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux in the Champagne region of France as the fourth daughter hou...

France Medieval Ruins Cistercian

9.0 Excellent

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Eberbach Abbey

Eberbach Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located near Eltville in the Rheingau region of Hesse, Germany. Establis...

Germany Museum Romanesque Cistercian

8.7 Great

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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in North Yorkshire, England, located in the Rye Valley near Helmsley. Fo...

England Yorkshire Ruins Cistercian

8.6 Great

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Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1136 by King D...

Scotland Gothic Ruins Cistercian

8.5 Great

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Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery on the Furness peninsula in Cumbria, England, founded in 1123 with the pa...

England Medieval Ruins Cumbria

8.4 Great

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San Galgano Abbey

San Galgano is a ruined Cistercian abbey located in Tuscany, Italy, with construction beginning in the early 13th centur...

Italy Gothic Tuscany Ruins

8.3 Great

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Bebenhausen Monastery

Bebenhausen Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey located near Tübingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, fou...

Germany Gothic Museum Swabia

8.3 Great

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Fürstenfeld Abbey

Fürstenfeld Abbey (Kloster Fürstenfeld) is a former Cistercian monastery located in Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany,...

Baroque Germany Museum Bavaria

8.3 Great

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Noirlac Abbey

Noirlac Abbey (Abbaye de Noirlac) is a former Cistercian monastery in the Cher department of Berry, central France, foun...

Heritage France Museum Cistercian

8.2 Great

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Santes Creus Abbey

Santes Creus Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Catalonia, Spain, founded in 1160. As one of the largest...

Spain Gothic Catalonia Ruins

8.2 Great

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Netley Abbey

Netley Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery located on the southern coast of Hampshire, England, founded in 1239 by Pe...

England Medieval Ruins Hampshire

8.2 Great

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Villers Abbey

Villers Abbey (Abbaye de Villers) is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1146 in the town of Villers-la-Ville in th...

Gothic Belgium Ruins Cistercian

8.1 Great

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Walkenried Abbey

Walkenried Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Lower Saxony, Germany, founded in 1127. The abbey's monks w...

Germany Museum Ruins Lower Saxony

7.7 Good

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Sorø Abbey

Sorø Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Sorø on the island of Zealand, Denmark. Founded in 1161 by Bishop...

Royal Burial Denmark Gothic Cistercian

7.6 Good

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São João de Tarouca

São João de Tarouca was the first Cistercian monastery established in Portugal, founded in 1144 in the Douro Valley regi...

Gothic Museum Portugal Ruins

7.3 Good

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Chaalis Abbey

Chaalis Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1137 near the town of Senlis in northern France. After its des...

France Gothic Museum Ruins

7.2 Good

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Mortemer Abbey

Mortemer Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in the Normandy region of northwestern France. Founded in 1134,...

France Museum Normandy Ruins

7.0 Good