Eveux

Le Couvent de La Tourette

2026

  • Fondation Le Corbusier / ADAGP

Address

760, Route de La Tourette,
69210 Eveux

Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, the Dominican priory designed by Le Corbusier between 1953 and 1960, is one of the architect’s most important works and has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing since 2016. Set on a hillside overlooking the Rhône countryside, the convent is home to a small community of friars. Visitors may stay in one of 50 guest “cells”, and experience architecture, landscape, and contemplation. Guests may participate in the spiritual life and rhythm of the community.

Opening days and hours

Self-guided visits: Tue to Sat, 10 a.m.–noon and 2–5 p.m. The exhibition is also open on Sunday afternoons as part of the convent’s guided tours.

Guided tours of the convent

Tue to Sat: 2:30 p.m. Sun: 2:30 p.m. (French and/or English) and 3 p.m. (French)

Online booking required.

In relation to

  • Résonance

Les songes de la trame
Liliane Tomasko

Le Couvent de La Tourette

"Les songes de la trame“ brings together around thirty recent paintings and works on paper by Liliane Tomasko (b. 1967 in Zurich, lives and works in new York) at Le Corbusier’s Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette. Set within the iconic modernist monastery, the exhibition explores the relationship between abstraction, architecture, and spirituality."