cistercian

Hailes Abbey is a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1246 and used by a small number of monks. Not much of the abbey remains, but you can see the outlines of the church and other buildings, along with some remaining cloister walls. It is a beautiful and peaceful spot. Hailes Abbey is owned by the...

You can see Hailes Abbey just in front of the wooden fence in the lower part of the photo.

Medieval tiles from the floor.

Medieval tiles.

There is a small museum by the entrance.

Entrance.

Flaran Abbey (Abbaye de Flaran), a Cistercian abbey founded in 1151, is one of the best preserved abbeys in the southwest of France. Inside the abbey is a permanent exhibition on the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage route that passes through Gascony to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Two...

Saint-Jacques, 19th century from Church of Saint-Pierre, Auch. Pilgrim with the scallop shell.

Pelerin de Saint-Jacques, 18th century (estimated 1772) from Mezin (Lot-et-Garonne). Statue of a pilgrim walking, wearing scallop shells.

Inside the abbey.

Inside the abbey.

A beautiful building in a beautiful setting.