CONFERENCE
“Compostela, France, and Spain in the Middle Ages”
Adeline Rucquoi, emeritus research director at the CNRS, is a specialist in the medieval history of the Iberian Peninsula and the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Her lecture will highlight the role of the routes to Compostela in building historical,(…)
CONFERENCE
“Compostela, France, and Spain in the Middle Ages”
Adeline Rucquoi, emeritus research director at the CNRS, is a specialist in the medieval history of the Iberian Peninsula and the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Her lecture will highlight the role of the routes to Compostela in building historical, cultural, and spiritual relations between France and Spain, from their medieval origins to their contemporary legacies.
6:30 p.m. in the cloister – FREE
EXHIBITION
“In the footsteps of the pilgrims of Santiago de Compostela in Occitania”
This exhibition, consisting of 20 panels created by the Occitanie Inventory Service, recounts the pilgrimage through significant heritage sites in our region. Abbeys, chapels, and modest objects are all testimonies to the devotion to Saint James, but also to the many links and exchanges with Spain.
PHOTOGRAPHY The Teen Center exhibits
Discover the photographic creations of the Moissac Teen Center and how they reinterpret the sites of the Way in Moissac.
VISIT
Meet Loïc, who will lead you in the footsteps of the faithful and pilgrims of the Middle Ages to rediscover the abbey. This is an opportunity to step into the shoes of one of these many traveling companions and talk about relics, hospitality, influence, but also processions and death…
9 p.m. in the cloister – FREE
And there’s also a FAMILY TREASURE HUNT!
Updated on 19 February 2026
