The labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral dates back to 1205, when monks used it for contemplative moments. These days, it’s one of the world’s best-known labyrinths.

Chartres Cathedral / photo Ireneed on Wikimedia Commons One of the most unique details of the cathedral is the labyrinth located on the floor of the main nave, which was built at the same time as the ...

The relic was considered to be a symbol of divine protection for the town and, so the story goes, miraculously survived the 1194 fire. After exploring the cathedral, I was ready to walk the labyrinth.

In a few days, she would be off to France to spend the month of May shepherding pilgrims at Chartres Cathedral, where Artress helped the Europeans rediscover their own labyrinth tradition.

There's more to Chartres, a bustling town of 40,000, than the cathedral. For more than 1,000 years it's been hedged by what's now one of France's biggest, best-preserved medieval neighborhoods.

Roman labyrinths were found on mosaic tiles on bathhouse floors and in medieval times, they became much more complex, the most famous of which is on the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentrePartly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast ...

After her experience in Chartres, she returned home to Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, painted the design on canvas and opened it to the public. In 1994 the indoor tapestry labyrinth, open during ...

St. John's Episcopal Cathedral's labyrinth replicates the labyrinth at France’s Chartres Cathedral.