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    Pays de la Loire Fontevraud Abbey

    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...
  2. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Steve walking along the Vienne River in Chinon.
  3. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Lunch at one of the restaurants on Place du General de Gaulle.
  4. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Tour de l'Horloge at the entrance to the Chateau de Chinon about town.
  5. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Elegant double staircase.
  6. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Maison Rouge on Rue Voltaire, restored medieval house.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    Rue Voltaire with many 15th century buildings.
  8. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    View over Chinon, in the Loire Valley.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    Detail of church entrance.
  10. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Inside the church.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    The graves of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, with their son Richard the Lionheart.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    Detail of stone carving.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    The cloisters.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    Inside the abbey, in the gardens.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    The cook house is round, with chimneys in a circle.
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    Fontevraud Abbey

    Cook house and chimneys.
  17. Fontevraud Abbey

    Fontevraud Abbey

    Historic abbey built in the 12th century.
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