Le Barroux Abbey, Le Barroux

Name: Le Barroux Abbey
Address: 1201 Chemin des Rabassières, Le Barroux, France
Telephone: +33 4 90 62 56 31

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The abbey of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux also known as Le Barroux Abbey is a traditionalist Benedictine abbey located in Le Barroux, Vaucluse, France. It was founded in 1978 by Dom Gérard Calvet while the current abbot is Dom Louis-Marie de Geyer d’Orth. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 44°9'7"N, 5°5'54"E

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1201 Chemin des RabassièresLe Barroux France

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+33 4 90 62 56 31

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Nearby attractions include: Château d'Entrechaux, Gigondas AOC, La Roque-Alric, Château de Beaumont le Vieux.

5.1 miN
Forts and castles
Château d'Entrechaux, Entrechaux
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4.8 miW
Vineyard, Library
Gigondas AOC, Gigondas
122 min walk • Gigondas is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in the southern Rhône wine region of France. It is primarily a red wine region, with a very small amount of rosé wine produced. No white wines carry the Gigondas appellation.
1.8 miW
Area
La Roque-Alric, Lafare
46 min walk • La Roque-Alric is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
4.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Château de Beaumont le Vieux, Beaumont-du-Ventoux
116 min walk • The Château de Beaumont le Vieux is a ruined castle in the commune of Beaumont-du-Ventoux in the Vaucluse département of France. The castle was built towards the end of the 10th century under the reign of the Counts of Toulouse. It was probably destroyed during the Wars of Religion in the 16th century. All that remains is a ruined tower.
5.2 miSW
Church
Église N D de l'Annonciation et St Victor Martyr, Aubignan
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5.3 miNW
Fountain
Fontaine des Mascarons, Séguret
135 min walk • The fountain with the mascarons of Séguret is a historical monument of Vaucluse, located in the city of Séguret.
5.3 miNW
Locality
Sablet
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2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dentelles de Montmirail
69 min walk • The Dentelles de Montmirail are a small chain of mountains in Provence in France, in the département of Vaucluse, located just to the south of the village of Vaison-la-Romaine.
4.5 miSE
Memorial
Monument commémoratif aux victimes de la Révolution, Bédoin
116 min walk • The memorial to the victims of the Revolution is a stele located in the commune of Bédoin, in the Vaucluse. It follows the events of 1794.
2.2 miNE
Memorial
War Memorial, Malaucène
56 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
3.2 miSE
Locality
Crillon-le-Brave
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