Abbaye du Relec, Cistercian abbey in Plounéour-Ménez, France.
The Abbaye du Relec features a Romanesque church, remaining cloisters, ponds, tree-lined pathways, a monumental fountain, and meadows bordered by moats.
Established in 1132 by monks from Bégard Abbey, this religious complex replaced an earlier Benedictine monastery founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century.
The abbey maintains a traditional Christmas market where regional artisans and producers gather to showcase their crafts and local products.
The site provides family activity bags containing materials and guides for exploring the historical and natural elements during self-guided walks.
The abbey implemented the quévaise system, a medieval land management method that granted farmers usage rights while maintaining strict control over agricultural operations.
Location: Plounéour-Ménez
GPS coordinates: 48.44644,-3.83436
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:45
Monts d'Arrée
4 km
Roc'h Ruz
4.7 km
Roc'h Trevezel
7.1 km
Émetteur de Roc'h Trédudon
5.5 km
Roc'h Trédudon
4.7 km
Plounéour-Ménez Parish close
4.4 km
Pleyber-Christ Parish close
7.2 km
Réserve naturelle régionale des landes et tourbières du Cragou et du Vergam
7.7 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Pleyber-Christ
7.2 km
Église Saint-Yves de Plounéour-Ménez
4.4 km
Église Notre-Dame du Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec
4.8 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Berrien
7.7 km
Lit de Saint-Eneour
5.1 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Feuillée
6.3 km
Les Monts d'Arrée
1.7 km
Ancienne église Saint-Eutrope de Botmeur
9.4 km
Église Saint-Eutrope-et-Saint-Isidore de Botmeur
9.4 km
Abbatiale Notre-Dame du Relec
2 m
Chapelle Saint-Brigitte de Saint-Thégonnec
8.8 km
Tumulii de Kerelcun
6.3 km
Chapelle Saint-Divy de Plounéour-Ménez
5.8 km
Arc de triomphe de l'Enclos paroissial de Plounéour-Ménez
4.4 km
Calvaire ouest de l'Enclos paroissial de Plounéour-Ménez
4.4 km
Calvaire sud de l'Enclos paroissial de Plounéour-Ménez
4.4 km
Ossuaire de Pleyber-Christ
7.2 km
Chapelle Saint-Houardon
6.3 km
Chapelle Sainte-Barbe
8 km
Chapelle Saint-Corentin de Trénivel
7.9 kmReviews
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