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Cloister at Le Thoronet Abbey

A view of the stone cloister at Le Thoronet Abbey at dawn, featuring a central grassy garth with a stone well, illuminated by low sunlight on one side while the other remains in deep shadow.

A photo of the stone cloister at Le Thoronet Abbey at dawn, low sunlight striking bare limestone piers across a grassy garth See more

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