Inside the Monastry of Prieurè - Serrabone Priory

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A very windy road leads to the Monastry of Prieurè in the middle of the mountains on the old pilgrim route. Founded in 1082 it had been well restored after falling ruin in the 1300’s. Serrabone Priory (French: Prieuré de Serrabone; Catalan: Santa Maria de Serrabona) is a former monastery of Canons Regular in the commune of Boule-d'Amont, in Pyrénées-Orientales. The priory is located in a wild and beautiful area in the valley of the Boulès in the heart of a oak forest, at the centre of the Aspres mountain range on the eastern foothills of the Canigou, about 30 km from Perpignan. It is famous for its splendid marble rostrum from the 12th century, regarded as a masterpiece of Romanesque art.

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Size: 3411px × 5116px
Location: Boule-d'Amont, in Pyrénées-Orientales France
Photo credit: © Roger Hollingsworth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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