Musée de l’abbaye de Saint-Mathieu

The beautiful ruins at Pointe Saint-Mathieu bear witness to the intense religious life that has existed here since ancient times. The Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine Terre is open to visitors all year round. The Abbey Museum is packed with information to help you understand its history. Admission to the Saint-Mathieu lighthouse includes access to the Abbey Museum. It is also possible to visit only the Abbey Museum.

Saint-Mathieu de Fine Terre Abbey: legendary

With its high cross vaults and Romanesque pillars, the first thing you'll want to do is use your senses: the atmosphere here is supernatural! Then come the history: you'll discover that these are the remains of an abbey church built from the 11th century onwards, then remodelled in the 14th and 16th centuries. Until the French Revolution, Benedictine monks prayed, worked and welcomed numerous pilgrims who came to venerate the relic of the apostle Saint-Mathieu. Over the course of time, it has undergone several invasions and many changes, without ever revealing the enigma of its origins: Saint-Tanguy is said to have founded it as early as the 6th century, if legend is to be believed... Visit the top of the Saint-Mathieu lighthouse and the Saint-Mathieu Abbey Museum to admire this monument in all its splendour.

Visit the Abbey Museum

Discover a historical exhibition on the settlement of the site, monastic life, the abbey in history and the watchtower role once played by the monks. Photographs and models give details of the architecture of the Gothic building. A 17-minute film, "Saint-Mathieu, l'abbaye du bout du monde", is also on show. In season, events and guided tours are offered by the association "Les Amis de Saint-Mathieu".