Lessay Abbey, Normandy is an impressive roman style abbey.
Lessay is a small town in the centre of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It was founded as a monastery but a town grew up around it over the years. The 10th-century Lessay Abbey is one of the greatest examples of Romanesque architecture in Normandy. It was largely destroyed by fighting in the town during July-August 1944, but has been rebuilt.The Abbey of the Holy Trinity is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine abbey located in Lessay, in the English Channel. She is one of the jewels of this period preserved in Normandy. It is one of the rare Norman abbeys that did not undergo destruction in the nineteenth century, but on the other hand, the church was totally destroyed in 1944.During the summer, concerts are held in Lessay abbey church, and I understand this also allows you to visit the abbey gardens, which are otherwise closed to the public. Attractions nearby. In Coutances, to the south of Lessay, there is an important cathedral and several other churches and monuments of interest.
The Abbey of the Holy Trinity is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine Abbey church located in Lessay, Manche, France, then in Normandy. The abbey is one of the most important Norman Romanesque churches as one of the earliest examples of the use of the rib vault in Western churches, that was later a key element of Gothic architecture. The abbey was nearly destroyed in 1357.Lessay is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Angoville-sur-Ay was merged into Lessay.
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