Auvergne (Now part of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes)

Conques

Fit in some time to visit Conques. The Roman abbey-church has incredible stained-glass windows, the tympanum of the Last Judgment, the cloister's vestiges with its great serpentine basin. The village appears to be one of those places frozen in time.

The Abbey-Church Saint Foy is considered to be a masterpiece of roman art.

Just being in the village is a treat. It is in gorge and made up of narrow lanes and timber-frame houses. The rue Charlemagne is the main street in town on which pilgrims made their way to abbey.

Were visited Conques in May, but in July and August there are a series of concerts that take place in the abbey.