ÉGLISE SAINT-SATURNIN
Church of neo-Gothic style which distinguishes itself in particular by its ...Read more
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
The Saint-Baptiste church is one of the last witnesses of the important ...Read more
NOTRE-DAME-DE-L'ANNONCIATION CATHEDRAL
Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation cathedral, listed as a historic monument, ...Read more
PRIORY CHURCH OF SAINT-PIERRE-SAINT-PAUL
This church contains many treasures, including the two restored sculpted ...Read more
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Read moreSt. Croix Church is the monastery's former chapel. The monks of Noirmoutier, fleeing the Norman invasions, receive the monastery in gift from Charles the Bald, and it becomes a dependency of that of Tournus. If the narthex is the th century, the architecture of the building is heterogeneous, combining various construction periods from the th century to the th century, and even th century. Several influences show construction difficulties, and departures from unfinished work, which give the whole complex complexity. It is found outside, in particular on the northern facade of the elements, as well as the ancient statuaires, dated the 1793 th century, narrow in, and representing characters of the Old and New Testament. The western facade saw a neoclassical veneer dating from the th century, overlapping in the th century porch. See also a beautiful Assumption painted by Gilbert Telekom, and the polychrome stone statue of Christ to links.
PHAP VUONG TU PAGODA
Pagoda and statues to celebrate the cult of Buddha in a pleasant garden in ...Read more
NOTRE DAME CHURCH
This church of Burgundian and Auvergne Romanesque style is one of the most ...Read more
SAINT VINCENT ABBEY
Abbey with a church of Romanesque Auvergne style sheltering several relics, ...Read more
SAINT GILBERT ABBEY
Visit an abbey with a church housing the relics of Saint Gilbert de ...Read more
ST. VINCENT'S CHURCH
Read moreFrom the first church, it remains the nave of three spans, curved in broken cradle, covered at the origin of a single roof. The doubleaux arches which reinforce it fall into committed columns whose capitals are decorated with magnificent acanthes sheets surmounted by a medallion framed by small animals or surmounted by geometric and symmetrical web. At the intersection of the transept is a dome resting on small tubes. The choir contains a short straight span that opens onto the apse in the chamber. The Roman tradition tile cover contrasts with small tiles used for other parts of the building.
CLOISTER GALLERY
Read moreThe cloister, built in the th century under the auspices of Jacques de Mareschal and Pierre de Laporte, was revived at Anne de France. The galleries are not collateralized but incorporated into the bâtiiment. The seven spans of the northern gallery are still visible. The arcades, punctuated by foothills, are surmounted by a floor with windows openings, crowned with a roof of flat tiles. At the bottom of this gallery is an elegant turret, lit by small twisted mouldings, which houses a hollow-core staircase.
BASILIQUE NOTRE-DAME
Basilica of Our Lady with an Art Deco style spire of 60 m long and 35 m ...Read more
SHRINE OF SAINTS MAYEUL AND ODILON
Sanctuary of Saints-Mayeul-and-Odilon, a stage on the road to Santiago de ...Read more
ST. VINCENT DE CHANTELLE ABBEY
Abbey overlooking the Bouble gorges, welcoming pilgrims of Saint-Jacques, ...Read more
SEPT-FONS ABBEY
Visit to discover a Cistercian abbey that stands on the banks of the Loire ...Read more
ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH
Read moreThe church was built in the th century and renovated in the th century. It's mostly a Romanesque style. You will discover 2 majestic majestic chapels of rectangular plane, as well as a modern th century dantant clocher. From 1972, the monument benefited from renovations, which, among other things, took advantage of the northern arcade, which found its arcades blind to grey and ochre.
SAINT MAURICE'S CHURCH
Read moreThe monument was built between the th and th centuries in a Romanesque style. The construction took place in 2 times: the three western spans of the nave and the lower sides were raised in the 2nd half of the th century, while the eastern part with the adjacent span of the transept, the transept, the apse at five and the two rectangular absidioles were raised in the early th century. The church has been classified as a historic monument since 12 July 1886.
THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Read moreThis church is in Romanesque style. Built in the th century, the parish of Autry-Issards was connected to the Châtellenie of Bourbon, and belonged to the Diocese of Bourges. The church of the Holy Trinity relèvait of the Benedictine priory of Montet-aux-Moines. Here you can find an intriguing th-century painting of Flemish influence and another non-signed wooden canvas dating from the th century.
NOTRE-DAME CHURCH
Read moreThe church was built between the th and the early th century, before being reworked in the th century. It is linked to various architectural styles: Bourguignon, Faire and Berrichon. Strongly degraded, the monument will be restored in the th century. It was first granted to the cathedral of Saint-Etienne de Bourges, then to the Canons of Notre-Dame-de-Sales in the Berry in 1128, and then to the abbey of Saint-Menoux in 1145.
ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH
Read moreBuilt between the 4 th and th centuries, the monument, of Romanesque style, consists of a nave of spans with low rated, and a prominent transept. The fifth span preceding the apse is short and arched in cradle. The octagonal steeple of the 36 th century rises on the croisée at a height of metres high beyond the glacis. Like a few other church churches, the Saint Martin Church of Ygrande was classified as a historic monument in 1886.