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ABBAYE DE L’ILE CHAUVET

BOIS DE CENE

On an island in the middle of the marshes sits a 12th century Benedictine abbey.

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PRIEURE DE GRAMMONT

SAINT PROUANT

Founded at the behest of Richard the Lionheart in about 1200, this priory of the Grandmont order is one of the best preserved in France.

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ABBAYE DE MAILLEZAIS

MAILLEZAIS

Built in 1003 on an island in the Golfe des Pictons (Gulf of Pictons), this Benedictine abbey played host to men of letters and artists, including François Rabelais and Agrippa (...)

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ABBAYE DE NIEUL SUR L’AUTISE

NIEUL SUR L’AUTISE

Founded in 1068, the Abbey of Nieul was granted royal status by Eleanor of Aquitaine, then queen of France.

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