The Land of Cockaigne was a medieval peasant myth in Europe, a paradise of plenty where everything grew. Soils needed no tilling; skies might rain cheese. Social norms were also turned upside down. Lewd nuns had bad habits. Rebellious monks cocked a snook at church hierarchies.
The Pont Saint-Pierre crosses the Garonne and connects St. Peter’s Square to the Hospice de la Grave. Rémi Deligeon
