Immediately next door to our hotel is a church of the Trinitarians which dates from 1267. The church includes a cloister of the monastery from the Trinitarians (a catholic religious order, like the Benedictines, Jesuits, Franciscans, etc.). Here is a pic of the cloister courtyard.
Below is the inside of the Trinitarian church. There was a dispute between the Trinitarians and the Knights Templars around 1300, and the Pope decided in favor of the Trinitarians, and told the Templars to go build another church further down the hill. (That church is also still standing.) The Templars were put out of business (e.g., eliminated) around 1318. Interesting history.
Here is a view of the church and its attached cloister, taken from a tower of the town's ramparts, which we followed on a hike through the mountain woods descending from the castle. Our hotel is next door to the church on the right, behind the tree.
Below is the inside of the Trinitarian church. There was a dispute between the Trinitarians and the Knights Templars around 1300, and the Pope decided in favor of the Trinitarians, and told the Templars to go build another church further down the hill. (That church is also still standing.) The Templars were put out of business (e.g., eliminated) around 1318. Interesting history.
Here is a view of the church and its attached cloister, taken from a tower of the town's ramparts, which we followed on a hike through the mountain woods descending from the castle. Our hotel is next door to the church on the right, behind the tree.
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Great pics!
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