Abbey de Flaran

Flaran Abbey was a former Cistercian abbey located in Valence-sur-Baïse, in the départment of Gers, Southwest of France. The abbey was founded by Burgundian monks in 1151, as a daughter house of Escaladieu Abbey, at the confluence of the Auloue and Baïse rivers, between the towns of Condom and Auch. today This architectural ensemble today represents one of the best preserved abbeys in the south-west of France and is one of the most admired monuments of the Gers. A stop on the St Jacques de Compostella ways*, the Abbey of Flaran has become a very active cultural centre and it's open all year.

*Editor's Note: The  St Jacques de Compostella ways, also known as  St. James Way, is a series of pilgrimage routes taken during medieval times by those on a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain where the remains of St. James the Apostle are said to be buried.