The day we went to the pharmacy in the outer courtyard of our local abbey was rather dull and wet so the photos, including the usually vibrantly-coloured bougainvillea, look a little washed out. The columns are intriguing as they stand alone by the path that leads to the gatehouse quarters and the liquoreria. They may have been supporting a covered walkway and I believe they date from a time when the monastery was a Benedictine foundation and before the 13th century Cistercian one.
