Take a tour of Conques Abbey in Conques, France – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The Conques Abbey is an impressive, though small, 9th century church in the south of France.
Once a place of quiet isolation; a small village has since grown up around the abbey.
The church here is dedicated to Saint Foy, a young martyr of the fourth century.
The abbey contains relics of this saint, supposedly stolen from another monastery and brought here.
In medieval times, the Conques Abbey was an important stop along the pilgrimage route.
The church is still open to visitors, as is the enclosed treasury museum.
