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SAINT MARY'S CATHEDRAL

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131, place du Bout du Pont, 31510Saint-Bertrand-De-Comminges, France
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2024
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2024

St. Mary's Cathedral, with its mighty bell tower and dungeon, offers a tour, including an audio-guide on its history

It is the cathedral that you see at first sight, the proud silhouette of which stands on its rock... It is she who inspired the nickname of "Mont-Saint-Michel of the Pyrenees": the Sainte-Marie cathedral invites you to go back in time. Initially a Romanesque cathedral, dating from the episcopate of Bertrand de L'Isle (1083-1123), it was characterized by the importance of the Roman fillings as well as by its plan: a large vessel of thirty-five meters long and fifteen meters wide.

From the 12th century onwards, the Romanesque cathedral was redeveloped. A powerful bell tower was added to it, as well as a cloister of which only the west gallery remains today. Then in the 13th century, a Gothic cloister was built. The present form of the cathedral, with its heightened nave and radiating chapels, dates from this period. The stalls built between 1525 and 1535 to isolate the canons from the flow of pilgrims are absolutely remarkable. The choir oscillates between Renaissance humanism and the classical spirit.

The rood screen was designed as a triumphal arch. On the right is the tree of Jesse, a real lace sculpture tracing the genealogy of Christ. Unesco has registered all the churches on the site of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges - Valcabrère as World Heritage Sites, as part of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.

The price of your visit includes the loan of an audio-guide, which will allow you to know the history of this building and not to miss any detail.


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fox66
Visited in november 2019
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Cathédrale Ste Marie
L’imposante Cathédrale Ste Marie domine le village de St Bertrand de Comminges et donne au village des allures de Mont St Michel avec ses petites ruelles et maisons à colombage.
L’entrée de la cathédrale est gratuite, mais pour 5 € vous pouvez visiter en plus le trésor, le chœur des chanoines avec le trône épiscopal, les stalles richement sculptées et ornées, le mausolée de St Bertrand et à l’extérieur, le jardin et le cloître.
En été jusqu’à fin octobre l’entrée de la cathédrale vous permet de visiter également la basilique St just tout à côté au pied de St Bertrand, à Valcabrère.
mariaqueixa
Visited in august 2018
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La basilique peut s'apercevoir depuis loin, en haut de son rocher et au coeur du village mediéval. D'apparence sobre et massive d'extérieur, l'intérieur est lumineux et d'un gothique bien élégant. Il est possible de visiter le cloître en partie roman, les stalles renaissance et le trésor, et la visite (avec audioguide ou dépliant) est intéressante. Il existe un tiquet groupé avec Saint-Just.
VEROLINE1
Visited in july 2017
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superbe basilique au milieu des champs et entouré de montagne. la visite est payante avec un audio guide, je conseille cette visite car elle est très bien faite et nous fait découvrir un lieu magique. Par contre c'est un peut rébarbatif pour les enfants
museophile
Visited in august 2016
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Cette cathédrale, dans son écrin pittoresque (le village à lui seul vaut le détour) est un joyau de l'art roman. Dommage que le jubbé et le cloître soient payants. Ne pas manquer de prêter attention au bel orgue et au curieux crocodile près de l'entrée !
mc974
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On a rocky outcrop, the cathedral is majestic. The setting is remarkable. Do not hesitate to pay € 5 to visit the Chapter and spend time to scan every detail of the frescoes. The organ case is a rare beauty.

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