Moissac
The cloister and portal of Saint-Pierre
The Abbey of Saint-Pierre has the oldest surviving historiated cloister, from 1100, with 76 capitals, and a portal showing the 24 Elders of the Apocalypse. Moissac lies on the Canal de Garonne – lovely cycling along the towpath.
UNESCO World Heritage
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
- World Heritage since
- 1998
- This site
- The abbey and church of Saint-Pierre
71 churches, abbeys, bridges and hospices along the four French pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, plus seven sections of the trail itself. Within the guide's area these include Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the cathedrals of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, Saint-Lizier and Oloron, the Porte Saint-Jacques in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and the abbeys of Moissac, Conques and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
Visit: Walk a day stage on the GR 65 or GR 653 – the scallop shell shows the way. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is the starting point for most people walking the Camino Francés over the Pyrenees.
44.1056° N, 1.0847° E
Trails passing here
Nearby
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Albi87 km · A red-brick town with the world's largest brick cathedral
The Vézère Valley and Lascaux93 km · The valley of prehistory in the Dordogne- Le Mas-d'Azil117 km · The cave you drive straight through
Conques118 km · The abbey church of Sainte-Foy in a hidden valley
Saint-Lizier123 km · A bishop's town with two cathedrals