2024

THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels

The Church of Notre-Dame is certainly one of the most beautiful jewels of the belmontais heritage, both by its seniority and by the diversity of artistic riches it is home to. Built in the th or th century, in wood, she underwent fire and several destruction. Rebuilt in 1686, its orientation was modified to enlarge it. His choir is thus directed to the west. The Romanesque gate, the oldest remnant of the church, dates back to the th or th century. Beautiful archivolts adorned with grimaçantes heads and rafters are carved on its high side. The stained glass windows are beautiful.

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