Canigó, 2004
Canigó from Bompas, Perpignan, 1 April 2024
Canigó from Bompas, Perpignan 31 March 2024
The abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou is a monastery built in 1009 in the Pyrenees of Northern Catalonia on Canigó mountain in present-day southern France near the Spanish border.
Canigó
…lead to the Chalet des Cortalets (at 2150 m) which is a popular outpost with walkers. There are two ancient monasteries at the foot of the mountain, Martin-du-Canigou and Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa. The mountain has symbolical significance for Catalan people. On its summit stands a cross that is often decorated with the…
Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
Northern and eastern galleries (2006)
Abbey of Saint Martin du Canigou by A. Mayer (1837)
Abbey Church of St Martin de Canigou (1837)