swap_horiz Vreta Abbey Alternatives

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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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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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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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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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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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Heiligenkreuz Abbey

Heiligenkreuz Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, founded in 1133 by Margrave Leopold II...

Austria Active Cistercian Romanesque Gothic

8.7 Great

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Las Huelgas

Cistercian royal monastery in Burgos, Spain, founded in 1187 by King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Queen Eleanor of Englan...

Spain Royal Burial Active Cistercian

8.7 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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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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Strata Florida Abbey

Strata Florida Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Ceredigion, Wales, founded in 1164 by Robert fitz Stephen. The...

Heritage Royal Burial Wales Ruins

8.1 Great

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Alvastra Abbey

Alvastra Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery located in Östergötland, Sweden, founded in 1143 by French monks. It was...

Sweden 12TH Century Ruins Cistercian

7.8 Good

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Varnhem Abbey

Varnhem Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey established in the 12th century in Västergötland, Sweden. The abbey is histor...

Sweden Royal Burial Romanesque Cistercian

7.8 Good

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Vallbona de les Monges

The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Vallbona is a Cistercian nunnery located in the Urgell county of Catalonia, Spain. Fou...

Spain Royal Burial Active Catalonia

7.6 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