Abbaye de Valmagne in Villeveyrac

You're standing at Valmagne Abbey, just outside the village of Villeveyrac, surrounded by the vineyards of the Hérault. Start with the church. It's huge: eighty-three metres long and twenty-three metres high. At the entrance you'll spot two towers. Those were defensive towers, because a wealthy abbey needed to protect itself. Now look at the windows. Many of them are bricked up, and there's a story behind that.