Day 17-- Burgundy

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey, France

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey, France

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey, France

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey, France

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.

Vézelay Abbey -- Stock Photo

The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded, as many abbeys were, on land that had been a late Roman villa. The villa passed into the hands of the Carolingians. It was looted and dispersed by Moorish raiding parties in the 8th century, and a hilltop convent was burnt by Norman raiders. In the 9th century, the abbey was re-founded under the guidance the reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Vézelay also stood at the beginning of one of the four major routes through France for pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, in the north-western corner of Spain.