Bon Repos Abbey (Brittany, France)

Walking down a leafy lane, slate walls on either side of you which are small enough not to obscure the views, you look towards an Archway that takes the visitor back in time to the Abbey of Bon Repos, which means "Good Rest". The abbey was built in 1184, and has been demolished and rebuilt many times following wars since that time. It's Gothic facade isn't the prettiest or most welcoming from an Architectural point of view, although has more than 12,000 visitors per year, based in a region of “Outstanding Beauty” on the edge of the Quelecan Forest in Morbihan, Central Brittany. Approached either by car or coach excursion, the roads that lead to Bon ...  Read the complete review