Occitânia · France
In the destination Le Puy, Conques and the Vale do Lot.
In the photo: Abadia de Sainte-Foy and the village of Conques.
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The city
Conques is a medieval village on the slope of the Dourdou valley, in the Aveyron, built around the Abadia de Sainte-Foy, one of the major pilgrimage churches of the Caminho de Santiago. The tympanum of the Last Judgment, with 124 figures, and the goldsmithing treasure, with the statue-reliquary of Sainte Foy, draw visitors from around the world. Pilgrims arrive and leave via the medieval bridge over the Dourdou.
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The local experience
The Romanesque abbey church built from 1041, a model for the great pilgrimage churches of the Caminho de Santiago, with the tympanum of the Last Judgment and stained-glass windows by Pierre Soulages.
The abbey's goldsmithing treasury, with pieces from the 9th to the 16th centuries, including the statue-reliquary of Sainte Foy, covered in gold and gemstones.
The medieval bridge over the Dourdou river, at the exit of the village, through which pilgrims of the Caminho de Le Puy pass. It is part of the World Heritage.
Routes in France
The most traveled Way of St. James in France: from Le Puy-en-Velay to the Pyrenees, on foot, across the Aubrac plateau, via Conques, Cahors and Moissac, to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where the Camino Francés begins.
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