swap_horiz Fontenay Abbey Alternatives

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Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey was founded in 910 by William I, Duke of Aquitaine, who placed it under direct papal authority. It became th...

France Medieval Romanesque Ruins

9.2 Excellent

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Cîteaux Abbey

Cîteaux Abbey was founded in 1098 in Burgundy by Robert of Molesme as a reformed Benedictine community observing stricte...

France Medieval Active Cistercian

9.2 Excellent

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Vézelay Abbey

Vézelay Abbey, located in the Burgundy region of France, is a former Benedictine monastery whose hilltop basilica is ded...

France Unesco Romanesque Pilgrimage

9.2 Excellent

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Saint Gallen Abbey

Saint Gallen Abbey is a historic Carolingian monastery located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, founded in 719. From the 8th...

Switzerland Medieval Museum Unesco

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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Fontevraud Abbey

Fontevraud Abbey was founded around 1101 by the preacher Robert of Arbrissel in the Loire Valley near Saumur. It operate...

France Royal Burial Museum Romanesque

8.9 Great

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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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Le Thoronet Abbey

Le Thoronet Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the Var department of Provence, France, founded in the 12th centur...

Heritage France Romanesque Provence

8.6 Great

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Sénanque Abbey

Sénanque Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1148 near Gordes in the Luberon regi...

France Active Lavender Romanesque

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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Pontigny Abbey

Pontigny Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Burgundy, France, founded in 1114 as the second daughter house of Cît...

France Medieval Romanesque Cistercian

8.0 Great

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Silvacane Abbey

Silvacane Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in the Provence region of southern France, established in 1144....

France Museum Romanesque Provence

7.7 Good

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Flaran Abbey

Flaran Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1151 in the Gascony region of southwestern France. The complex...

France Museum Romanesque Cistercian

7.6 Good

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Sylvanès Abbey

Sylvanès Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in the Aveyron department of southern France, founded in 1136. T...

Music France Museum Romanesque

7.6 Good

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Aubazine Abbey

Aubazine Abbey, formally the Abbey of Saint Stephen of Obazine, is a former Cistercian monastery located in the Corrèze...

France Active Romanesque Cistercian

7.4 Good

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Silvanes Abbey

Silvanes Abbey, located in the Aveyron department of southern France, is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1136....

France Museum Romanesque Cistercian

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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Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey

Beaulieu-en-Rouergue Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in the commune of Ginals in the Tarn-et-Garonne depa...

France Gothic Museum Cistercian

7.2 Good

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Loc-Dieu Abbey

Loc-Dieu Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery situated in the Aveyron department of southern France, established in 11...

France Private Romanesque Cistercian

7.1 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