ABBAYE SAINT-PHILIBERT
Abbey with Romanesque architecture, one of the few monasteries of the ...Read more
CATHÉDRALE SAINT-LAZARE-D’AUTUN
Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun, with its 80-meter-high spire, offers ...Read more
ABBAYE DE CLUNY
It's inconceivable not to visit the Abbey of Cluny in Saône-et-Loire, a ...Read more
BASILIQUE DU SACRÉ-CŒUR
Sacré-Coeur Basilica offers guided tours: the tourist office has a tour ...Read more
ANCIEN PRIEURE BENEDICTIN
Read moreThis beautiful eighteenth century building is adjacent to the basilica. Bought by the Paray municipality in 1791 alongside the basilica, it has hosted the elementary schools of the city for a long time. The medieval cloister garden adjoining the basilica is admirable with a panel that makes us appreciate the richness of species with perfumed leaves. Of medieval inspiration, the shape of the garden represents a cross. Until the Revolution,the cloister hosted the Cluniac monks. The facade of the priory has the characteristics of classical art of the seventeenth and eighteenth century.A triangular pediment had weapons of Cluny, skylights, griffins and vintage cartridges. The interior produces tranquility. The large vaulted galleries edges offered to the monks a space for prayer, meditation and work.
CATHÉDRALE ET CLOITRE SAINT-VINCENT
A building with two architectural styles, and a pretty square lined with ...Read more
ÉGLISE SAINT-PIERRE
This church in the heart of the city features a central nave in Gothic ...Read more
BUDDHIST TEMPLE OF THE BOULAYE
The first Himalayan temple in 1974, welcoming thousands of visitors and ...Read more
L’HÔTEL-DIEU
Hotel built in the early 18th century on the initiative of Cardinal de ...Read more
SAINTE-MADELEINE CHURCH
A Romanesque church with remarkable features, including a carved wooden ...Read more
ÉGLISE SAINT-PIERRE
This church overlooking the Grosne valley has been listed as a Historic ...Read more
ÉGLISE SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CHAPAIZE
One of the oldest Romanesque churches in Burgundy, with the only remnant of ...Read more
CHAPELLE DE LA VISITATION
Read moreIt was in this chapel that Jesus would have appeared to St. Margaret Mary in 1673 and 1675. Also called Chapel of Apparitions, this chapel situated at the Visitation Street was built around 1633 and was rebuilt in the late nineteenth century to accommodate large number of pilgrims. The sessionnists are also many to come here every summer and discover this sacred place. A fresco painted in 1966 and 1973 represents the second appearance in which Christ presents its wounds of the Passion. To the right of the choir, a small chapel houses the shrine of Sainte-Marguerite-Marie Alacoque where a molding wax covering her bones rests.This shrine dates from the beatification of the nun in 1864 before being canonized in 1920.
BALADES ET VISITES A CHALON
Chalon-sur-Saône is a city to discover, labeled "City of Art and History", ...Read more
SAINT GERMAIN CHURCH
The church features a 17th-century wooden pietà and painted wood panels ...Read more
COMMUNAUTE ŒCUMENIQUE INTERNATIONALE DE TAIZE
Taizé has been a welcoming, international ecumenical community since 1940.Read more
HAMEAU DE RIMONT
A hamlet perched on a hill in the village of Fley, known as the seat of the ...Read more
LA CHAPELLE DES MOINES
Chapel famous for its unique murals, the only surviving examples of Cluniac ...Read more
CHURCH OF ST. MARTIN DU MONT
Read moreThe Saint-Martin de Laives church is a Catholic church in the commune of Laives, Saône-et-Loire, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has been listed as a historic monument since 1905. The Romanesque church was built in the 11th century, with a vaulted nave and two aisles ending in a cul-de-four. It sits atop a hill overlooking the village of Laives, offering a panoramic view of the surrounding area. The church is accessible by several footpaths and was once an important place of pilgrimage. It is also known for its 16th-century hermitage. Despite periods of neglect and decay, the church has been restored and is now open to the public. It bears witness to the region's religious and architectural history. Visitors can admire its Romanesque architecture, as well as the Gothic chapels added later. The Saint-Martin de Laives church is a place steeped in history and spirituality, well worth a visit for lovers of architecture and religious heritage.