Established in 1101, the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud became one of the largest monastic complexes in the western world, sheltering royalty and orphans to cultivate well being by linking themselves to living in harmony with nature. This Cloister of the Great Minster was rebuilt in the 16th century with Gothic sensitivity to its original Romanesque proportions, a peaceful, light filled place to wander, listening for devout whispers of the past.