The Saint Bruno Chapel
and its mountain forest surroundings,
location of the original Carthusian Hermitage
two miles up in the mountain beyond the present monastery(pictures taken at Easter)

The entrance door of the chapel		The fountain which gave water to the original monastery
The Carthusian emblem on the key lock of the door		The Grand Som, the steep mountain and the forest above the Chapel

Below: A traditional representation of the Saint Bruno Chapel, which marks the location of the original hermitage founded in 1084 and destroyed in 1132 by an avalanche. Carthusians have always favored secluded high mountain valleys for their hermitages.