swap_horiz Rolduc Abbey Alternatives

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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

9.20 Excellent

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Melk Abbey

Above the Danube in Lower Austria, Melk Abbey combines an active Benedictine monastery with a substantial Baroque archit...

Austria Baroque Active Benedictine

9.20 Excellent

3

St. Gallen Abbey

The former Benedictine Abbey of Saint Gall grew from the seventh-century hermitage of the Irish monk Saint Gall into an...

Baroque Switzerland Active Benedictine

9.20 Excellent

4

Montserrat Abbey

Set among the rugged rock formations of Montserrat in Catalonia, this active Benedictine monastery is a major Catholic p...

Spain Mountain Active Pilgrimage

9.20 Excellent

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Monte Cassino Abbey

Benedictine abbey in Lazio, Italy, founded by St. Benedict of Nursia around 529 CE atop Monte Cassino, considered the bi...

Baroque Italy Active Benedictine

9.20 Excellent

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Saint Catherine's Monastery

At the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt, Saint Catherine's Monastery preserves a continuing Eastern Orthodox monastic tradit...

Active Egypt Sinai Whs

9.20 Excellent

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El Escorial Monastery

The El Escorial Monastery, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, is a massive royal complex located near Madr...

Spain Renaissance Royal Active

9.16 Excellent

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Iona Abbey

Iona Abbey is located on the Isle of Iona, off the western coast of Scotland. The original monastery was founded by the...

Scotland Active Pilgrimage Benedictine

9.15 Excellent

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Gračanica Monastery

Gračanica Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the city of Priština in Kosovo. Constructed in 1321 by...

Byzantine Active Unesco Orthodox

9.12 Excellent

10

Grande Chartreuse

Grande Chartreuse is a Carthusian monastery founded in 1084 by Saint Bruno in the Chartreuse Mountains north of Grenoble...

France Active Alps Mother House

9.10 Excellent

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Great Lavra

The Great Lavra is a Greek Orthodox monastery located on the southeastern tip of the Mount Athos peninsula in Greece. Fo...

Byzantine Active Mount Athos Eastern Orthodox

9.10 Excellent

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Sopoćani Monastery

Sopoćani Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox religious center located near the city of Novi Pazar in southwestern Serbia. It...

Serbia Medieval Active Unesco

9.08 Excellent

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St. Florian Priory

St. Florian Priory is an active Augustinian monastery located in Sankt Florian, Upper Austria, with origins tracing back...

Austria Baroque Active Bruckner

8.91 Great

14

Klosterneuburg Monastery

Klosterneuburg Monastery is an Augustinian abbey of canons regular located in Lower Austria, overlooking the Danube rive...

Austria Baroque Medieval Active

8.82 Great

15

Klosterneuburg Abbey

Klosterneuburg Abbey is an Augustinian canonry in Klosterneuburg, near Vienna, Austria, founded in 1114 by Margrave Leop...

Austria Royal Active Augustinian

8.55 Great

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St. Florian Abbey

St. Florian Abbey is an Augustinian canonry in Upper Austria, situated near Linz on a site traditionally associated with...

Austria Baroque Active Bruckner

8.55 Great

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Ballintubber Abbey

Ballintubber Abbey is a historic Augustinian abbey situated in County Mayo, Ireland, founded in 1216 by King Cathal Crov...

Ireland Active Mayo Augustinian

7.55 Good

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Lluc Monastery

Lluc Monastery, or Santuari de Lluc, is a prominent religious and pilgrimage site situated in the Tramuntana mountain ra...

Spain Medieval Active Mallorca

7.45 Good

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Egmond Abbey

Egmond Abbey, located in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, is a Benedictine monastery with origins traci...

Restored Active Netherlands Benedictine

7.35 Good

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Berne Abbey

Berne Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery located in Heeswijk-Dinther in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Founded...

Active Netherlands 800 Years Norbertine

7.25 Good