SCENIC & LANDSCAPE Aude Scenic & Stock PhotosTITLE: "Abbaye Sainte-Marie d'Alet"The ruins of the Abbey of St. Marie d'Alet still stand in the center of town. The walled village of Alet-les-Bains was once the seat of a Bishopric. The ruins are part of a 12th century expansion to an abbey founded in 813 A.D. It was destroyed as in the Cathar insurgency. Alet-les-Bains, Aude Département, France 2004 |
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