Saint-Hilaire-d'Aude Abbey Saint-Hilaire, France

Cloister
View of the Romanesque church and Gothic cloister of the Abbey of Saint Hilaire, looking north. The cloister was built under Abbot Bertrand of Touron (1323-40). Saint-Hilaire, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Holly Hayes all photos →

This medieval abbey near Carcassonne has a lovely Gothic cloister and an important work of Romanesque art: the carved sarcophagus of St. Sernin (c. 1150) by the Master of Cabestany.

Location map of Saint-Hilaire-d'Aude Abbey, Saint-Hilaire, France. Click to enlarge.
Aerial view of Saint-Hilaire-d'Aude Abbey, Saint-Hilaire, France. Click to enlarge.