New Norcia

New Norcia is Australia's only monastic town, located on the Moore River in the Shire of Victoria Plains, about 132 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1847 by Spanish Benedictine monks Dom Rosendo Salvado and Dom José Serra, it is notable for its continuous Benedictine community, Spanish-influenced architecture, heritage-listed abbey, churches, former colleges, museum and art gallery, and extensive religious art collection.

Visitors can expect a small, tranquil rural town centred on Benedictine monastery buildings along the Moore River. The town features the Abbey Church, monastery, New Norcia Museum and Art Gallery, former St Gertrude's and St Ildephonsus Colleges, New Norcia Hotel, roadhouse and bakery. Visitors can explore heritage streetscapes on foot, join guided tours of the abbey and colleges, view religious art and artefacts, and visit the gift shop and visitor centre. The setting is open wheatbelt countryside with historic stone and brick buildings.