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Things to See in the Languedoc:   Historic Abbeys, Priories, Monastries and Convents:   

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  • Fontfroide Abbey.  One of the great Cistercian abbeys (XIIth century)in an excellent state of preservation.   Privately owned, but open to the public. In the Aude département.    Click on the following link for more on the Fontfroide Abbey Next.
  • Lagrasse Abbey, in the Corbières in the Aude département. Click on the following link for more on the Abbey of Lagrasse Lagrasse Abbey Next.
  • Saint-Papoul.   in the Aude département. Click on the following link for more on the Saint-Papoul AbbeyNext.
  • Saint-Hilaire.   in the Aude département. Click on the following link for more on the Saint-Hilaire AbbeyNext.
  • Alet les Bains   in the Aude département. Click on the following link for more on the Abbey at Alet-les-Bains Next.
  • Villelongue   in the Aude département
  • Saint Polycarpe   in the Aude département
  • Caunes-Minervois   in the Aude département
  • Saint Martin Le Vieil   in the Aude département
  • Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert   in the Hérault département. Click on the following link for more on the Abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert
  • Chartreuse de Valbonne: in the Gard Département Large medieval monastery located in a forest. Offers visits, wine-making, bed and breakfast, cultural events, rental for seminars. WEbsite covers history, activities, and wines.
  • Saint-Félix-de-Montceau   in the Hérault Département
  • Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa   in the Pyrénées-Orientales Département. Benedictine monks have been here since 578. The Abbey is pre-Romanesque and the cloister (in pink marble) Ronanesque. Concerts during the festival Pablo Casals at nearby Prades. Tel: 04 68 96 13 35
  • Saint-Martin-du-Canigou   in the Pyrénées-Orientales Département. Abbey Church and cloister of the XI-XIIth centuries. Tel: 04 68 05 50 03.
  • Prieuré de Serrabona   (literally, the Priory of the Good Mountain) in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Consecrated in 1151 and classified as a Monument Historique in 1838. Beautiful capitals in the cloister. Open 10am-6pm, except Public Holidays. Entry charge. (Turn off the N116 onto the D618 then follow the signs).
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