Cyclistes devant l'abbatiale de Saint-Germer-de-Fly © C. Ledoux - Oise Tourisme
Cyclistes devant l'abbaye de Saint-Germer-de-Fly © J. Damase - France Vélo Tourisme
Saint-Germer-de-Fly
And its abbey church
Straddling the border between Normandy and Picardy, this former Benedictine abbey was founded in 661. The 12th-century abbey church, built entirely of calcareous clay from the Pays de Bray, wonderfully illustrates the transition from the Romanesque to the Gothic style. A replica of the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris constructed by Saint Louis and a perfect example of the High Gothic style, the Sainte-Chapelle de Saint-Germer-de-Fly is situated in an extension of the abbey church.
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St-Germer-de-Fly
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