France-Provence
Montmajour Abbey is a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 13th century five kilometers north of Arles. The stones came from the nearby Alpilles quarries. The Abbey was an important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. Until the late Middle Ages Montmajour was an island surrounded by marshes and accessible only by boat. The cloister.
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- France - Provence Medieval archeology, France, The Alpilles of Provence