| Le Prieure Saint-Michel |
Prieuré St-Michel
61120 Crouttes, France
Basse Normandie - Orne |
Description English: Situated on a hill side, in the Auge region, the Priory Saint-Michel, is one of the rare Benedictine places which has survived from the Middle Ages keeping its main buildings; the magnificent 13th c. tithe barn with its soaring timbered roof, the intimate 13th. chapel with its barrel vaulted ceiling and one of the largest timbered cidrerys built during the 15th. These buildings form a courtyard in the centre of which is a small pond fed by a natural spring.
Description Italien: not available for this property
Description French: Prieuré bénédictin fondé à 1a fin du X siècle par la puissante abbaye de Jumièges (située près de Rouen), il a conservé l'essentiel de ses bâtiments liés à la vie religieuse et agricole des moines. L'étonnante grange aux dîmes, la chapelle et le mur d'enceinte datent du XIII siècle.
Description German: not available for this property
Description Spanisch: not available for this property
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