We arrived at the monastery town of New Norcia. It is the only monastic town in Australia. It was established as a Benedictine Community in 1847 by two Spanish monks. Funding was provided and the order provided for the education of Aboriginal youth. Benedictine monks continue to inhabit the monastery today and New Norcia is respected in culinary circles for the quality of its bread and baking, a tradition passed on by the monks. We did a two hour tour of the grounds: monastery; its guest wing and private coutyard; and two former colleges for girls and boys - now used for holiday groups and short-term school visits.
The next town we came to in this wheatbelt region was Toodyay with some fine historical buildings.
York is another historic and attractive town with some fine old buildings
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