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Religious Sights in Provence

Discover and book the top Provence sights

Apt Cathedral

Apt Cathedral

This cathedral, also known as Sainte Anne d'Apt, is believed to be built on the site where Saint Auspice was buried.

Monastere de Saorge

Monastere de Saorge Monastery

Beautiful baroque architecture, examples of 17th- and 18th-century frescoes and furniture and a large terraced garden.

La Synagogue, Carpentras

La Synagogue, Carpentras

Location
Carpentras

The synagogue of Carpentras is the oldest synagogue still in activity in France.

a grand palace in Avignon

Petit Palais museum

Location
Avignon

The Petit Palais museum owes its name to the familiar name of the Archbishops Palace in which it is installed, name that it was given by reference to the great neighbouring palace: the Palais des Papes.

Saint-Jean-de-Malte Church

Saint-Jean-de-Malte Church

Location
Aix-en-Provence

This charming little church is located in the centre of Aix en Provence, alongside the Musee Granet.

Abbaye Notre Dame de Senanque, near Gordes

Abbaye Notre Dame de Senanque, near Gordes

Location
Gordes

This 12th century Cistercian monastery is an iconic scene of Provence. With fields of rows of lavender in an isolated valley leading to a beautifully solumn sanctuary, the Abbey Notre Dame de Senanque provides a glimpse back in time - if you can ignore the crowds of tourists that invariably will share the moment with you.

photo of a historic building

Palais des Papes

Location
Avignon

This magnificent building was built for Pope Benedict III in 1335 as a residence and a 'grand project'. It's the largest Gothic palace in the world (at 15,000 square metres) and is in the top ten most visited monuments in France (over 650,000 visitors per year).

Les Alyscamps, Arles

Les Alyscamps

Graves, mausoleums and sarcophagi at this site date back to the beginning of the Roman empire, but it wasn't until the early Christian period that there was a large flurry of activity here.

Cathedrale Notre Dame et St-Castor, Nimes

Cathedrale Notre Dame et St-Castor, Nimes

This large cathedral was originally built in 1096 and has undergone many additions and modifications over the centuries.

Baptistry, Venasque

Baptistry, Venasque

Once connected to the cathedral by a semicircular vaulted corridor, the baptistery is a beautiful building situated in the narrow streets of Venasque.

Uzes Cathedral

Uzes Cathedral

Formerly a Roman Catholic cathedral it is now a protestant church in the centre of the town of Uzes.

Sculpted entrance main door church Salon de Provence

Saint Michel Church

At the centre of the town's activity, the Church of Saint-Michel opens on to a square crossed by one of the main roads.

church towers in Seillans Provence

Eglise Saint Leger, Seillans

The church of Saint Leger sits amongst the narrow cobbled medieval streets in the very pretty little town that is Seillans.

a photo of an entrance to an abbey

Abbaye de Montmajour, near Arles

The Montmajour abbey was founded in 948 by the Benedictines. It sits on a large rock and is surrounded by protected surrounding countryside.

Orange Cathedral

Orange Cathedral

The cathedral of our lady of Nazareth, or Notre Dame de Nazareth, lies in the centre of Orange not far from the river.

Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Graces, Cotignac

Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Graces, Cotignac

This chapel was originally built after a local woodsman saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary in the clouds above the site in 1519. The first stone for the building was laid a month after the vision.

St Pancras Chapel, Digne-les-Bains

St Pancras Chapel, Digne-les-Bains

St. Pancras chapel was restored by a local team of volunterrs. It overlooks the town of Digne les Bains and offers a panoramic view of the various surrounding peaks.

Notre Dame Saint Veran/ Sainte Marie Church, Fontaine de Vaucluse

Saint Veran / Sainte Marie Church, Fontaine de Vaucluse

This old Romanesque style church dates back to the 10th century and was modified in the 12th century. Its austere exterior matches very plain interior decor, very typical to the Romanesque style of the old ages.