Behind a curtain of centuries-old oaks, nestled out of sight in the hollow of a magnificent vine-lined valley, lies the ancient Abbey of Fontdouce: formal gardens, a collection of Gothic and Romanesque rooms built there 900 years ago, all forming a haven of peace, far from the tumult and mad rush of today’s world…
But the tranquility inspired by this place has sometimes been disturbed, and tragically so…





















