L'ancien Monastère, Azerables 23160 Fr.

This former monastry building is well hidden, despite the fact that is quite close to the centre of the village. The Order of the Word Incarnate was founded by a priest who was born in Azerables, and the chapel was built in 1889, the work of a local architect, Léon Vallet.

Following it's closure as a religious building in the 1960's, the main accomodation was turned into a retirement home, which has since moved to new premises, so these buildings were empty at the time this photo was taken, in 2011.

1948 Kodak Tourist 620, converted to 120, f4.5/105mm coated Anaston, X4 Orange filter. Rollei RPX 400 @ 1600, in Diafine 4 + 4 mins @ 21C. Scanned@1200dpi on Epson V500.