Last week we made a return visit to Montresor with Eileen but took a different route from normal so I could check out the former Benedictine abbey complex of Saint-Sauveur de Villeloin, in the village of Villeloin-Coulangé only 3km southeast of the town.
We had stopped here in the past to visit the church but I was unaware of this little treasure nestling along the banks of the river Indre. I think it was an old post on Susan's 'Days on the Claise' blog that that brought it to my attention but we had never gotten round to making a visit, glad we did!
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The abbey complex, which was extensive (see pic.below), suffered considerably from the Hundred Years War, then from the Wars of religion and not surprisingly the Revolution. What remains is however worth the detour if visiting Montresor.
Image from National Library of France
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