



Prieuré de la Charité
La Charité-sur-Loire
Step inside a thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery where Burgundy's last great Romanesque church still stands. Built from 1070, the priory offers soaring stone arches, a peaceful cloister garden, and free entry.
Romanesque architecture
Free entry
UNESCO heritage site
11th century monastery
Tips
📖pick up a visitor's guide at the Tourist Office
🏰tour the ramparts for island views
📚explore the bookshops in this "city of books"
Prieuré de la Charité
La Charité-sur-LoireOpens Friday at 9:00 AM




Step inside a thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery where Burgundy's last great Romanesque church still stands. Built from 1070, the priory offers soaring stone arches, a peaceful cloister garden, and free entry.
Romanesque architecture
Free entry
UNESCO heritage site
11th century monastery
Tips
📖pick up a visitor's guide at the Tourist Office
🏰tour the ramparts for island views
📚explore the bookshops in this "city of books"