Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque

A magnificent spot in the valley not far from Gordes, especially with the lavender is full color. The tour of the monastery i definitely worth the 8.50 €. Grab a histo-pad and get guided at your own pace and in the language of your choice. The museum shop is well equipped. Beware that dogs are not allowed and remember dress properly! Shawls are available should you need it.

Superb! If you catch lavender in bloom it's a place out of the story. It is certainly a perfect example of how monastic life merges with tourism. Don't limit yourself to just visiting the store (which is really special) but also take a tour of the monastery. We weren't lucky enough to see the blooming lavender fields, but instead we caught a quiet day with very few visitors (I think there were 10 cars at most in the parking lot) which allowed us to enjoy the unreal tranquility of the place .

A lovely abbey and cloister. I especially recommend the beautiful gift shop and library. They have some very delicious locally made treats, perfumes, lavender everything, and an excellent book store.

This touristy destination is a very nice place to visit. In addition to the lovely church, you have a wide amount of lavender shown in all the fields. However, this place is very touristy and hard to find parking, many people also act rude by picking lavender not supposed to be picked, and even some people having a picnic. If you ignore these faults, this place is a wonderful destination if you come along this area.

A beautiful, picturesque Abbey, steeped in serenity. I visited the Abbey in April, with all countryside in bloom and green. The historical value of the Abbey dates back centuries, and it’s wonderful to walk around the different sections and learn about it. There is a hiking path connecting the Abbey with Gordes village, if anyone is interested. There is lavender planted in all surroundings, making the place unique.

I didn’t do much research on this place before arriving, but upon arrival, I realized how much more beautiful this place was. Not only a monastery, but a lavender field as well. You can smell the lavender from the hill as you drive down we didn’t get tickets. I’m not sure if you need tickets to enter the monastery as when we arrived the gates were closed to enter. I definitely recommend anybody staying in the area to come visit this beautiful place.

Beautiful monestary nestled in a lovely valley with lavender fields. Interesting tour, and very well-stocked gift shop. Definitely worth a visit, though the access was chaotic. There is a relatively large car park right outside the Abbey, which had plenty of spots available, but of course that wasn't apparent, so people assumed that they needed to park outside the gates and along the access road, which caused numerous traffic jams.

This is such a beautiful abbey, surrounded by lavender fields. The tour with "histopads" was great, very easy to use and it was a good way to learn and "see" how the monks lived. This is not a sumptuous building but it is very peaceful and tidy! The gift shop is great, with a large collection of souvenirs. Yes, the parking can get busy and there is no cellphone data service but it's totally worth visiting!

It's worth the trip out to the Abbey. We were in Gordes for the day and it was close by. The road is a bit tough and during the afternoon is was busy. We had to park at the top of the road and walk down to the abbey area. Take some time to tour the church and looks at the carving around the door area and inside. Knights Templar? We enjoyed taking photos and visit the shop. Posted several photos.

Very beautiful place! There is a big lavender field on the north side that was just about to bloom when we visited in mid-June. There is a tour of the 870-year old Abbey every hour that is the Only way to visit the abbey after 11am, and Only offered in French. Beautiful place, very minimalistic.

Amazing ! Area Clean. nice roads, good signage to find it easily from roads. great photos possibilities . go early if you can because tourist seem to show up late. so if you can be an early bird tourist or local guest - do so.

As seen in a myriad of post cards, the Abbaye du Senanque is what it is, a beautiful, still operating Abbey, complete with huge, lovely Lavender pastures. It is best to visit in May to July to see everything in bloom. Go early to avoid the tourist throngs. If you are in the Luberon, this is worth a stop.

A beautiful site, for sure, but with the limited time we had in Provence I would have skipped this if I could do it all over again. If you aren't super religious (I am not) there isn't much to do there when you arrive. And it is a trek outside of Gordes to get there. I bet it is amazing when the lavender is in bloom, but it wasn't when we were there. It is chock-full of tourists all snapping photos and finding a parking spot is really tough!