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DISCOVERY : religious heritage

  NOTRE DAME'S CHURCH AND GUSTAVE MOREAU'S WAY OF THE CROSS


Notre Dame's church : built at the end of the 19th century from the model of a church of Genes by Garnauld. Typical interior of the 19th. Organ Cavaillé-Coll.

Gustave Moreau's Way of the Cross : an artistically priceless treasure and the only symbolist way of the cross in the world. Gustave Moreau is known for his highly distinctive style, mystically intense images, hazy vistas and twilight zones. Way of the Cross classified and discover by Mr Gilbert Bou.




CHAPEL OF GIRONDE

Castle of Gironde of the 11th-13th century (private) , perched on rocks of schists, its origin is mythical. The old chapel of the castle contains a wooden virgin of the 14th century, a reliquary of the 15th century and a serie of paintings realized by Hervé Vernhes where the scenes of the life in our countryside replace those of the biblical texts, pilgrimage on August 15th. Panorama on the Lot Valley.

 

Office de Tourisme Decazeville - Square Jean Ségalat - 12300 Decazeville
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