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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...

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

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

Inside the abbey.

Inside the abbey.

A beautiful building in a beautiful setting.

Cloisters.

Detail on columns.

Detail on columns.

A former Cistercian abbey founded in 1151.

Flaran Abbey (Abbaye de Flaran) in Gascony near Condom.

Parking among the trees.

The Vézère Valley (La vallée de la Vézère) in the Dordogne (in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-west France) has some of the most significant archaeological finds of the Paleolithic period (200,000 to 10,000 years ago) and many are open to the public. It is home to several caves with...

Group tour at the cave entrance.

Walking up to the cave entrance.

About the cave.

Walking up to the cave entrance.

Caves in the rock wall above the town.

Entrance.

Morning line for tickets.