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The Châteliers Abbey
Discovery
Châteliers Abbey is one of the oldest monuments on the Ile de Ré, having witnessed history since the twelfth century.
Ile de Ré’s oldest religious building
The oldest religious building on the Île de Ré, the Châteliers Abbey was founded in the 12th century by Cistercian monks, who built it to be one of the largest abbeys in western France. Ravaged by the English attacks and far too many religious wars, only ruins remain to remind us of the abbey’s glorious past. Take a bike ride around Île de Ré and let its beauty enchant you.
ILE DE ré
At the tip of Île de Ré island
At the gateway to the Gorges de l’Ardèche
At the heart of the Giens Peninsula
A wild, rugged coastline