photo - Chimneys, Fontevraud Royal Abbey

            In the village of Fontevraud L'Abbaye, within the Loire Valley, Fontevraud Royal Abbey is one of the largest surviving monastic cities from the Middle Ages. The Abbey was listed as an Historic Monument in 1840, and, as part of the Loire Valley, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Since its creation nearly a thousand years ago by an eccentric monk, the Abbey has always been a ‘singular foundation’. A place of social and gender diversity, the Abbey was run by an abbess, who gave shelter to both men and women in the four priories: Sainte-Marie for the ‘contemplatives’, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine for the lay sisters, Saint-Jean de l’Habit for the monks, and Saint-Lazare for nuns caring for lepers.

The conical-shaped building (here looking toward the south) housed the kitchens for the entire abbey.  Note its many chimneys.  It is an enormous space inside, quite impressive.

Taken in: France / Pays de la Loire / Fontevraud-l'Abbaye (show map)

Taken on: May 29, 2017

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