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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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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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Saint-Denis Abbey

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a former Benedictine abbey church in the northern suburbs of Paris. Under Abbot Suger in...

France Royal Burial Gothic Basilica

9.2 Excellent

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Alcobaça Abbey

The Alcobaça Monastery is a Cistercian Catholic monastery located in the town of Alcobaça, Portugal. It was founded in 1...

Gothic Active Portugal Cistercian

9.1 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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Poblet Monastery

The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery located in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, Catalonia...

Spain Gothic Active Cistercian

8.9 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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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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Hautecombe Abbey

Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located on the shores of Lac du Bourget in Savoie, France. Founded in...

France Medieval Active Cistercian

8.4 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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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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Lerins Abbey

Lérins Abbey is an active Cistercian monastery situated on the Île Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands off the coas...

France Medieval Active Island

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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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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Valmagne Abbey

Valmagne Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1138 in the Languedoc region of southern France. The site is...

Heritage France Gothic Winery

7.4 Good

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Longpont Abbey

Longpont Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in the Aisne department of northern France, founded in 1131. Est...

France Gothic Ruins Picardy

7.3 Good

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Ourscamps Abbey

Ourscamps Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located near Noyon in northern France. Founded in 1129 by Bernard of Cl...

France Gothic Active Picardy

7.2 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