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    Cotswolds Hailes Abbey

    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...
  2. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

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

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Medieval tiles from the floor.
  4. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Medieval tiles.
  5. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    There is a small museum by the entrance.
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    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

  7. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

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    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

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    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

  10. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

  11. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

  12. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

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    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

  14. Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Cotswolds, Hailes Abbey

    Entrance.
  15. Pauline

    Nouvelle-Aquitaine Flaran Abbey

    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...
  16. Flaran Abbey

    Flaran Abbey

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

    Flaran Abbey

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

    Flaran Abbey

    Inside the abbey.
  19. Flaran Abbey

    Flaran Abbey

    Inside the abbey.
  20. Flaran Abbey

    Flaran Abbey

    A beautiful building in a beautiful setting.
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