The Récollets cloister

Will be lovely once the restoration work is finished

This little garden is a few minutes walk from the cathedral and is free to enter. It is set in the remains of a Franciscan monastery and has some of the original sculptures and inscriptions set into ...

A lovely enclosed cloister

The cloister is located on the higher part of Metz and can be accessed via a fairly steep road or steps through an adjacent park. We thought that it was worthwhile and whilst the displays are limited,...

Green space on a hot day

Lovely little cloisters and a physic garden, cool and green and very peaceful. Worth a visit as you pass by

Peaceful and beautiful

The cloister is a fully functioning educational establishment but you can go and walk around the gardens and admire the architecture. It's located on the top of Sainte-Croix hill, where there are plen...

A compulsory visit even if we don't drink wine

Original Text

In front of the port and in the centre of Bergerac, the “le Cloître des Récollets” is a superb example of the 17th century monastic architecture, on the foundations of the XIIth century.