- Museum: Montmajour Abbey City: Arles Country: France Address: Route Départementale 17 Website: http://www.abbaye-montmajour.fr.
- Montmajour Abbey, formally known as the Abbey of St. Peter in Montmajour, stands as a monumental testament to the Benedictine monastic tradition, evolving.
- Built on a rock and proudly silhouetted above the plain of Arles, the Benedictine abbey of Montmajour is an exceptional architectural ensemble that bears witness...
- The Chapel of the Holy Cross was built outside the abbey complex, 300 meters to the east. Today it sits beside the Domain de Montmajour, a small farm.
- The Abbey of Montmajour reveals 8 centuries of monastic life. This exceptional architectural ensemble was built in the Middle Ages on the island of Mont...
- In the heart of Aix en Provence lies the captivating Montmajour Abbey, an ancient masterpiece with a history spanning back to the 10th century.
- Ascension", the work that Alain Kirili (born 1946) created for the choir of the abbey, pays tribute to his use of the color «in thickness». Website abbey-montmajour.fr.
- Fun fact: The abbey was frequented by Vincent Van Gogh, inspiring several of his works, including the famous landscape painting Sunset at Montmajour.
- Abbaye de Montmajour is a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 18th centuries on what was originally an island north of Arles.
- Roam Montmajour Abbey's ruins that date back more than 1,000 years and see how it served as artistic inspiration for Van Gogh.