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Bassac Abbey
Saint-Étienne de Bassac Abbey is a peaceful and fraternal place to experience a Christian spiritual retreat in the heart of Charente. Located between Cognac and Angoulême, surrounded by vineyards, it offers an ideal setting to reconnect with what matters most, alone, as a couple, or in a group. Welcomed by the community and friends of the abbey, you will be received in a true family spirit. The welcome is simple, caring, and focused on listening.
Maison Saint-Augustin
In Montbron, Charente, thirty kilometers east of Angoulême, the canons regular of Saint Victor from Marie-Médiatrice Priory joyfully welcome you to their guest house: Maison Saint-Augustin. Located in the heart of a rural and preserved region, this house is an ideal place for a spiritual retreat or time of renewal, alone or in a group.
Domaine de Monval
Come experience a Christian spiritual retreat in Pornic, by the sea. The Domaine de Monval welcomes priests, laypeople and families in a peaceful setting with a chapel, accommodations and a simple spiritual life.
Foyer de Charité de la Flatière
The Foyer de Charité de La Flatière, located in Les Houches in Haute-Savoie facing Mont Blanc, offers Christian spiritual retreats in silence, open to all. In a nurturing natural setting, you can enjoy teachings, prayer, nature, and fraternal hospitality in the heart of the French Alps.
Evron Abbey
In Mayenne, between Le Mans and Laval, the Community of Saint Martin welcomes you to Evron Abbey, its formation house. You can come here to experience a spiritual retreat, discern a priestly vocation, or study for your exams.
Novalesa Abbey
The Abbey of Saints Peter and Andrew of Novalesa is located in the Susa Valley, just below the French border at Mont Cenis Pass. A small community of Benedictine monks leads a life of prayer, work, and hospitality for those seeking peace and meaning in their life journey.
Monastero di Valserena
Discover Valserena, a Cistercian monastery nestled in Tuscany, near Pisa and Volterra. It offers a haven of peace for individual spiritual retreats centered on prayer and silence. The monastery produces artisanal goods and is ideal for contemplation and renewal.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Golden Heart of Beauraing
A place of grace, visited 33 times by the Virgin Mary from November 29, 1932 to January 3, 1933, appearing to 5 children from the town of Beauraing. Located between the provinces of Namur and Luxembourg in a small town surrounded by nature, this sanctuary has become a place of pilgrimage, renewal, and inner consolation for people from all over the world since the Blessed Virgin invited them to come.
Notre-Dame-du-Lieu-Plaisant Hermitage of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
A spiritual retreat in the heart of the Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert mountains. Nestled in a valley in the forest of the Saint-Guilhem mountains, the hermitage welcomes you in complete autonomy for a retreat.
by Elise
Who does what in an abbey? A look into the roles of monastic life
When you step through the doors of an abbey, you enter another world. Silence reigns, the days are punctuated by the divine offices, and a feeling of peace…
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Monasteries, living witnesses of History
Monasteries and abbeys are not only places of silence and retreat: they are also guardians of History. Even Stéphane Bern devoted one of his programs to…
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Great figures who withdrew into silence: from Simone Weil to Pierre Soulages
Away from the world's tumult, certain brilliant minds have felt the vital need for silence, to withdraw, not to escape reality, but to see it better,…
Foyer de Charité de Baye
The Foyer de Charité de Baye, a retreat in Champagne for heart and spirit. The community welcomes you for 6-day fundamental and deepening retreats, weekend recollections, and special programs for young professionals or couples.
Montecassino Abbey
In Lazio in the heart of Italy, Montecassino Abbey opens its doors to you! A major Benedictine monastic site, it is a haven of peace and history, ideal for a spiritual retreat to the rhythm of the divine office and silence.
by Elise
Art in monasteries: creation as a spiritual resource
When monks become artists...
Notre-Dame de la Neylière Guest House
In the heart of the Monts du Lyonnais, in the Rhône department (69), Notre-Dame de la Neylière welcomes individuals and groups year-round for spiritual stays, renewal, or formation. This place, inhabited by a community of Marist Fathers, offers a peaceful setting conducive to rest, prayer, and encounter.
Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de la Garde
In the heart of Marseille, the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de la Garde welcomes millions of pilgrims and visitors each year. This "Good Mother" needs her children to welcome those who come to visit her. This summer, the sanctuary offers a special welcome within its walls overlooking the sea and the city to young people between 20 and 35 years old to become volunteers.
Couvent Saint Paul
Couvent Saint Paul is located in Thiviers in northern Dordogne. It's a spiritual retreat center run by priests of the Institute of the Good Shepherd. They welcome all types of retreatants: men, women, students, and groups.
Annonciade Monastery of Saint-Doulchard
Two hours from Paris, the sisters of the Annonciade of Saint-Doulchard welcome you to a place overlooking the city of Bourges, ideal for renewal, prayer, and study.
Little Brothers of the Lamb - Saint Pierre
In the countryside of Saint-Pierre, in the heart of Lauragais, near the tiny village of Plavilla (in Aude), the Little Brothers of the Lamb have gradually built their "little monastery" since 1993.