Unique and peaceful Monastery stays like no other; Enjoy one of a kind guest accommodation in some of the most historic and beautiful buildings in Avignon on the doorstep of some of France's most renowned tourist attractions.

Nestling in the heart of Villeneuve, an authentic and peaceful village just 10 minutes from Avignon, the Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction is an ancient monastery founded in the 14th century on the initiative of Pope Innocent VI.

This Carthusian monastery heralds back to the 14th century when it was built for Pope Innocent VI. The monastery consisted of a church and three cloisters which made it the largest monastery in France.

Veritable masterpiece of Provençal Romanesque art, the Saint Paul monastery, built in the neighbourhood of the Gallo-Roman site of Glanum owes its name Mausolé to the proximity of the mausoleum of the "Julii"; it rises up out of the landscape thanks to its beautiful two-storey square steeple topped by a pyramidal roof.

This Charterhouse monastery was founded in the 14th century by the pope Innocent VI in his former cardinal's palace in Villeneuve. Thanks to donations and the pope's own wallet, the monastery never stopped growing up until the French Revolution.

Amongst the most beautiful in France, the Saint-André abbey gardens and the abbot's palace are located within the walls of the fort of the same name. A Benedictine monastery was founded in the 10th century on the site of the hermitage of Saint Casarie.

Touted as the largest Chartreuse in France, this one is located just a few minutes outside Avignon, right next to the ominous Fort Saint-André. One of the monks' cells has been restored so visitors get a sense of the daily life in the monastery.

At the heart of the enclosure created by the walls of Fort Saint-André, which dominates Villeneuve-lez-Avignon (Gard Department), the royal Benedictine Abbey of Saint-André welcomes visitors to its magnificent terraced gardens and abbatial palace.

Feb 16, 2024 · Occupying a former monastery in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Le Prieure is a luxurious retreat on the doorstep of Avignon. The interiors of this five-star hotel feature contemporary furnishings, original artwork and five-star amenities while the surrounding gardens

Chartreuse, Villeneuve lez Avignon Founded by Pope Innocent VI in 1356, La Chartreuse is one of the largest and most remarkable monasteries of the Carthusian order. It comprises a church, three cloisters and forty cells, each with its garden and the chapel of frescoes, painted by Matteo Giovannetti who also painted the frescoes in the Palais ...