Tournus Abbey is a wonderful example of romanesque architecture
Tournus Abbey is a Romanesque Abbey of St-Philbert. The town of Tournus is perfect for wandering and enjoying the ambiance of the Burgundy Region. The drive to Tournus via Chalon sur Saône has to be one of the prettiest in this region. [caption id="attachment_1115" align="aligncenter" width="455"] Tournus ...
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Taizé is a Monastic Retreat Center
Taizé is a Monastic Retreat Center not far from Cluny. In the Burgundy Region of France resides this Christian community founded by Brother Roger after World War II. From spring to late autumn young people come for week long stays to pray, sing and meet in groups. What a truly amazing experience to walk through the ...
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Cluny Abbey is a Gem of the Burgundy
Cluny Abbey in the Burgundy Region of France, along with many other churches, owes it design to a young monk named William of Volpiano. Recognized as a highly gifted designer and Volpiano receives the title of the "father of the Romanesque style". The term Romanesque means rounded arches and windows, simple classical ...
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Cycling to Cluny for a Day of Exploring
Cluny would have to be my favorite destination in the Burgundy Region of France. I love the countryside around the town as we approached from the voie verte cycling path. And then you can't ignore the imposing abbey in the town. The monastery once oversaw more than 10,000 monks from Poland to Scotland. During the middle ...
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Mont St Michel Beach Photos
These Mont St Michel beach photos can hardly begin to show the majesty and beauty of Mont Saint Michel but I am in hopes that you will be able to experience a small bit o the grandeur that is here. Located in the Normandy region of France and built on a rocky base The photographs found on this page present a view from the ...
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Mont Saint-Michel
Facing east, the Benedictine Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel sits majestically at the top of a 262 foot high pyramid shaped rock in the Normandy Region of France. Built on a summit supported by four crypts, it surrounds the point of the hill. There has been some form of religious site here at Mont Saint-Michel since the early 6th ...
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Saint-Malo Cathedral Inside the Walled City
The Saint-Malo Cathedral or more precisely St Vincent of Saragosse Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Saint-Malo ) was at one time a Benedictine Abbey. Built in Romanesque style at the turn of the 12th century, the church's choir then underwent changes in the 13th century the choir making it gothic ...
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