Historiated façades, plant designs, geometric shapes, fantastic beasts, as well as representations of saints, work in the vineyards and elsewhere, and scenes of everyday life reveal the inventiveness and technical expertise of the builders and stonemasons. From Angoulême Cathedral to the Abbaye-aux-Dames in Saintes, which has become a music complex, the jewels of Romanesque art distill their stories in the vineyards and surrounding areas. Go in search of the myriad of beautiful Romanesque churches!