Soissons
The ruins of the monastry St. Jean des Vignes Abbey.
The abbey was founded on St. John’s hill in 1076 by Hughes Le Blanc.
The cloister.
Soissons is a commune in the department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France.
From Paris gare du Nord is around 1h10 by train.
Abbot’s Lodge
The church of Saint-Pierre.
This small church now serves as a mausoleum for the victims of deportations during the Second World War, and contains a funeral urn containing ashes collected at Auschwitz.
Cathedral of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais
Cathedral of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais