The Romanesque Benedictine abbey church was the largest church in the West until the construction of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. It is believed that the abbey church could hold up to 10,000 pilgrims, at a length of just under two football fields. The monastery was continuously extended from 910 to the 12th century. During this time, Cluny became a major spiritual power among important abbots. In 1790 the monastery was closed and gradually sold for demolition. At the beginning of the 19th century, the once most magnificent church in the world ended up as a quarry and ruined field.
From the former "miracle of the occident" remained only few remains. The more than 100,000 visitors a year (therefore visit as early in the morning and not on weekends!) Experience Cluny therefore above all in his imagination, about his knowledge of the former historical significance and the well-made computer simulation.
So, from here we go back towards Taizé and Cormatin to the point where we came to the Voie Verte and then continue as described.