Saint Roman Abbey

These vestiges of monastic life are unique in Western Europe.

Saint-Roman Abbey is a Monument Historique, housing the remains of a monastery founded before the 10th century.

Chapel and cells, cisterns and cellars, these vestiges of troglodytic monastic life are unique in Western Europe.

A veritable rock necropolis houses hundreds of burials dug into the rock.

From the guarded parking lot, a path takes you through the Mediterranean garrigue to the top of the limestone hill.

A magnificent panorama opens up over the Rhone River to the Alpilles, with a unique view of the river and Provence.


At lunchtime and in the evening, last admission 1/2 h before closing time.
In very bad weather, the abbey may be closed.
Allow 10 to 15 minutes for the climb.
No toilets inside the Abbey.
Not recommended for people with reduced mobility.

Admission to the Abbey also includes free admission to the Mas des Tourelles in Beaucaire, and reduced admission to the Beaucaire Archaeological Museum.
Free admission for residents of Beaucaire, Bellegarde, Jonquières Saint-Vincent, Fourques and Vallabrègues, with proof of residency (Communauté de Communes Beaucaire Terre d'Argence).

Directions to the abbey are signposted on leaving Beaucaire, at the 1st traffic circle on the route de Nîmes.