Cistercian

List of Places

  • Fontenay Abbey Marmagne, France

    Nestled in a wooded valley in Burgundy, the Abbey of Fontenay is a well-restored 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

  • Senanque Abbey Gordes, France

    Founded in 1148, the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque is a lovely Cistercian abbey and one of the best places to see Provence's famed lavender fields. Its austere and harmonious Romanesque church was completed in 1178.

  • Alcobaça Monastery Alcobaça, Portugal

    Founded in 1153, this spectacular Cistercian monastery and World Heritage Site features fine Manueline architecture and a large medieval kitchen with a stream running through it.

  • Fossanova Abbey 1163-1208

    Begun in 1163, Fossanova is considered a magnificent example of Cistercian architecture, reflecting that of Clairvaux.

  • Buildwas Abbey England c. 1155

    A ruined Cistercian monastery.

  • Abbaye de la Cambre Brussels, Belgium c. 1196

    This peaceful Cistercian abbey on the southern outskirts of Brussels dates from the late 12th century. Used for government offices since the French Revolution, it includes an abbey church with a beautifully simple barrel-vaulted nave.

  • Mellifont Abbey Ireland 1142

    This Cistercian abbey is mostly in ruins, but there is a fine lavabo that is mostly intact, along with the chapter house and a section of the cloister. Nearby are ruins of a gateway and a small church.

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