Quel bel endroit

Today we made our second attempt to visit Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez. The last time we tried it was closed off because of a car rally. But today we succeeded and it was worth the wait.

The old monastery

It was a hilltop monastery belonging to the Carthusians founded in 1280 until the French Revolution brought an end to that.

Here, a monk contemplates his impending end
It is a beautiful little village
With people living in the former monks’ cells
And the moules frites weren’t bad either

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