Tag Archives: Abbaye de Beaulieu en Rouergue

From Monks to Mona Lisa: L’Abbaye de Loc-Dieu

Posted on 25/08/2019 by

Imagine a place the locals dreaded so much that they named it locus diaboli, the devil’s place. A lonely, remote spot near the major trade route between Rodez and Cahors, with dark woods bristling with bandits lying in wait. And … Continue reading →

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5 More Hidden Gems in Southwest France

Posted on 15/09/2016 by

  This coming weekend the annual Journées du Patrimoine take place throughout France. You can visit historic buildings and monuments, some of which are not normally open to the public, and many of them offer free entrance. I have already … Continue reading →

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Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue, Centre of Contemporary Art

Posted on 04/07/2014 by

  One of the advantages (well, the only one, actually) of having house guests is that you go out and do things you normally wouldn’t. I have often observed that when you live in a place, everyday life takes over. … Continue reading →

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Original Exhibition at the Abbaye de Beaulieu

Posted on 30/04/2013 by

I have to admit that contemporary art isn’t always my tasse de thé. However, they do put on some good exhibitions at the Abbaye de Beaulieu, a Cistercian gem a few kilometres away. As well as being an historic monument, … Continue reading →

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Invaders from Inner Space

Posted on 27/02/2013 by

What do you think the photo above shows? Discarded asbestos? Tripe during the manufacturing process? Invading aliens from outer space? No, it’s dead algae, as trawled out of the vivier (fishpond) at the local Abbaye de Beaulieu. I took these … Continue reading →

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L’Abbaye de Beaulieu – A Hidden Gem

Posted on 25/01/2012 by

Today, our walking group chose a route that took in the Abbaye de Beaulieu, a magnificent Cistercian abbey that sits in splendid isolation alongside the River Seye. We walked along paths in woods carpeted with snowdrops behind the abbey and negotiated … Continue reading →

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