medieval

12th century Aude Gate on the west side of the medieval city.

12th century St Nazarius' Basilica.

Most of the restaurants are in one area.

Many shops within the city.

Walking around the city walls.

Walking around the city walls.

Entrance to medieval city.

View of medieval city from a street near the canal.

The Bayeux Tapestry (Tapisserie de Bayeux) is an embroidered cloth nearly 230 feet (70 meters) long. In about 50 scenes, the tapestry depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, ending with the Battle of Hastings. It was created in the 11th century, possibly in England...

Map showing hikes.

Entrance to the church.

Detail on the church.

Looking out from the entrance.

Entrance.

Closed mid-day.

Walking above the monastery.

Away from towns, up in the mountains.

Founded in 10th century, built in 12th.

Autun was a walled and fortified Roman town founded in the 1st century by Emporer Augustus. It was on the Via Agrippa, the Roman road connecting Boulogne-sur-Mer (in northern France on the Atlantic coast near Calais) to Lyon (southeast of Autun). The town replaced a previous settlement at nearby...

Fontevraud Abbey (Abbaye de Fontevraud) was founded by Robert of Arbrissel in the 12th century as a religious community dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Although Fontevraud housed both monks and nuns, its founder decreed that the order's leader would always be a woman. The Fontevrist movement...