Saint Hilaire Abbey

The property has been privately owned since it was purchased in 1961 by René and Anne Marie Bride, who were originally from Reims. It was classified as a listed monument in 1975. To fully appreciate the Abbey, take the path that leads around the south of the building (follow the blue arrows - takes around 15 minutes). The view of the convent buildings, anchored in the spur of the fortified terraced walls, is really exceptional!

Worth seeing in the side chapel is a fresco from the fifteenth Century representing a remarkable Piedmont-style crucifixion. In the cloister there is a bell tower which houses a fifteenth-century spiral staircase, remarkable for the fineness of its steps. Finally, in the courtyard of the flat Cistercian style apse are the multiple holes (boulins) of a dovecote, one of the oldest in Provence.

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