L'Abbaye St-Pierre in Agen

Genial

Très beau lieu, sur le chemin de Compostelle. Il y a labbaye et le cloitre, qui sont distincts. Labbaye est en visite libre, et elle vaut le détour, autant pour lambiance autour du bâtiment, que pour le tympan remarquable de lentrée sud, que pour lintérieur sobre mais majestueux. Dommage que le clocher soit en rénovation en ce moment.

One of these medieval buildings which transports you beyond its religious purpose.

Well kept, audio guide but not complete in sync with what to view

Great cloister details

How heavenly beautiful is this protal and the church. We were very unlucky becasue the cloitres was closed from 12:00 to 14:00 and there was no time left to wait any longer. The portal is grand and imposing. A masterpiece of sculpture. Dont forget to study the 4 vices at the left side and the 4 virtues at the right side.There was a Portuguese ceremony in the church for the celebration of the Virgin Maries appearance in Fatima on 13 May 1917.

Très agréable visite de labbaye et de son magnifique cloître.La visite guidée doit valoir le coup.Les monuments sont bien restaurés et bien mis en valeur.

Lovely piece of history

This lovely abbey with its centuries of Christian art, cloisters is a glorious testimony to the superb French romanesque. Spent few hours in this lovely town as well. Will return.

Beautiful place. Our visit was too short, well be back

being really different from the gothic style Abbaye, the roman style Abbaye is another form of beauty.

Amazing Roman cathedral. Beautifully touching spiritual feel. Its simple medieval colours and style are inspiring. Not to be missed.

Really incredible cloister inside: the oldest in the world. Entrance fee a little bit high but surely worth a visit

STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL IN ALL & EVERY DETAIL

Very clean

Lovely from the outside.🙂

The abbaye is located in the heart of Moissac an important stop for St Jacques de Compostelle pilmigrage route. It is really nice to walk in the city as you feel village vibes with a lot of restaurants and art shops around. The atmosphere in the town with all the red/pink bricks remind about the architecture of Toulouse town and its surrondings. The abbaye is amazing both inside and outside with glorious Romanesque architecture. On the outside you can see all the sculptures in the huge wood entrance door. While I was there the cloitre was closed but the building seems really nice. From the inside the orgue and the paintings are very well renovated and keep in good shape. It is a very nice little town located next to the river Tarn. It is a must see if you are staying in Tarn or Toulouse. I visited the town in winter it was really quiet and peaceful, feel very relaxing.

Real piece of history not over commercialised.Well worth a look.

Peaceful place

Beautiful Abbey with interesting info. All in French though so bring your dictionary!

Lovely piece of history - 11th and 12th century abbey in deepest France

Beautiful church, quite atmosphere and very well presented. Fantastic restoration progress. Keep up the good work.

An absolutely beautiful abbey well worth a visit

Very beautiful church, embraces different epochs starting from the 13th century

Moissac generally is a very interesting place to visit. Lots of places for coffee & ice cream on hot August days.

Very lovely gate deco,but inside is empty... Should be seen only the garden...

Spectacular Romanesque sculpture !

A worthy UNESCO world heritage site

Beautiful church, lots of interesting alcoves and side chapels. Some amazing stone carving at the entrance. Access to the Bell tower is from the cloister. Fascinating building ... You can clearly see how it has gone through many structural changes over the centuries. Well worth a visit.

Amazing place to visit, beautiful and historical. The square is filled with cozy restaurants and atmosphere, typical of these southern cities. (Written in July 2019, part of the church was undergoing some work)

Totally disappointed. Abbey was closed due evening concert. I am afraid noisy music does help medieval monuments.

Beautiful sime romanesque architecture

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Unique, interesting, imaginative, fun. Cycled here from our boat on the River Lot, good way to spend a rainy afternoon.

Beautiful

Gorgeous, tranquil and fascinating. Highly recommended.

Fantastic

Beautiful peaceful place

Historic abbey and square.

Beautiful Abbaye.

Beautiful

Horrible. Way overpriced info in anything other than french is very limited.

Very beautiful abbey. I definitely recommend going with a guided tour in order to get the most out of your visit

Not a big place to visit. It will take you the most a couple of hours just to go through the whole thing.

Awesome

beautiful abbey and surrounds. Calm and serene

Cool.

The abbey and the area around the abbey are beautiful.

Historic, beautiful, inexpensive.

The cloister of Moissac Abbey Church in southwest France is one of the finest galleries of Romanesque art in the world and the oldest and largest cloister with narrative capitals. Completed in 1100 AD, it contains 76 capitals plus 12 large pillar reliefs in a large cloister measuring 31 meters by 27 meters.Moissacs capitals are beautifully carved and in surprisingly good condition for their venerable age, except that virtually all the faces have sadly been smashed. Dramatically shaped like upside-down pyramids, the distinctive capitals of Moissac are carved over their entire surface, including the abacus (flat part at the top). Many of them have Latin inscriptions explaining the scene.Subjects of the sculptures include delicate foliage, animal and human figures, biblical scenes and legends of the saints, all combined in an apparently random order that forms no narrative. Of the 76 total capitals, 46 depict narrative scenes from the Bible or the lives of the saints and 11 of those illustrate the Old Testament. Interestingly, none of the sculptures depict scenes from the Passion.Below is a fully illustrated guide to the subjects of each capital and pillar in the Moissac cloister, using the modern numbering system found in the official visitors guide and, e.g., the Blue Guide to Southwest France. The numbers correspond to the plan of the cloister at right, which is from the visitors guide. Capital Roman numerals refer to pillar reliefs.