Quebec monastery opens award-winning hotel

August 16, 2016

A Quebec Augustinian monastery for women that was cloistered until 1965 has been named the top destination for a “mental and physical reboot” by National Geographic Traveler.

The monastery, whose membership has fallen from 170 to eight over the past five decades, opened a boutique hotel last year.

 

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Further information:

• Once off-limits to outsiders, Quebec City's Augustinian monastery now welcomes the world (CBC)
• Le Monastère des Augustines: meilleur lieu de ressourcement au monde, selon National Geographic (Le Journal de Quebec)