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Monestiés

On the banks of the river, in the Tarn region the village of Monestiés is classified among the most beautiful in France.

 

Huddling around the church of St Pierre, the village has many reminders of the glories of the past: vestiges of the medieval fortifications, half-timbered houses with jettied out upper floors, arcaded square, the 12th century bridge used by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela...

 

the Chapel of Saint Jacques houses an amazing statuary group from the 15th century.

the Bajen-Vega Museum, which presents the pieces of a spanish couple of painters, who were political refugees.

the botanical path beside the Cérou river, ideal for a family walk.

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Uploaded on April 23, 2024
Taken on April 4, 2024