Solesmes Abbey, Solesmes

Name: Solesmes Abbey
Address: 1 Place Dom Gueranger, Solesmes, 72300, France
Telephone: +33 2 43 95 03 08

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Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery

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Solesmes Abbey or St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes is a Benedictine monastery in Solesmes, famous as the source of the restoration of Benedictine monastic life in the country under Dom Prosper Guéranger after the French Revolution. The current abbot is the Right Reverend Dom Philippe Dupont, O.S.B. ()

Local name: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Coordinates: 47°51'7"N, 0°18'12"W

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1 Place Dom GuerangerSolesmes 72300 France

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+33 2 43 95 03 08

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Solesmes Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Sablé, St. Cecilia's Abbey, Manoir de Vrigné, Saint-Hilaire Church.

1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Sablé, Sablé-sur-Sarthe
43 min walk • The Château de Sablé is an historic castle in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.
~1480 ftSW
Church
St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes
8 min walk • St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes is a Benedictine monastery of nuns, founded in 1866 by Dom Prosper Guéranger, the restorer of Benedictine life in France after the destruction of the revolution.
1.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Manoir de Vrigné
40 min walk • The Manoir de Vrigné is a historic manor in Juigné-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France.
4.1 miNE
Church
Saint-Hilaire Church
104 min walk • The Saint-Hilaire church is a church located in Asnières-sur-Vègre, in the Sarthe department.
4.2 miNE
Memorial
Château de Verdelles
108 min walk • The Château de Verdelles is a historic castle in Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.
0.9 miNE
Church
St. Martin's Church
23 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a church located in Juigné-sur-Sarthe, in the French department of Sarthe.
4.3 miNE
Forts and castles, Memorial
Château of Moulinvieux
109 min walk • Château of Moulinvieux is a château built in the 17th century at Asnières-sur-Vègre in the departement of Sarthe, France. Parts of it are listed as monuments historiques.
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Manoir de la Perrine de Cry
111 min walk • The Manoir de la Perrine de Cry is a mansion located in Avoise, in France.
4.1 miNW
Church
St. Peter's Church
106 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Catholic church located in Auvers-le-Hamon, in France.
1.8 miSW
Ruins
Tour des remparts, Sablé-sur-Sarthe
45 min walk • The Tour des remparts is a building located in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, in the Sarthe department.