Discovery of the basilica of Avioth and some unpublished places

Name: Découverte de la basilique d'Avioth et de quelques lieux inédits
Start: 2018-09-15T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Basilique Notre-Dame

Guided tours of «the Basilica of Fields», jewel of Gothic art of the 13th and 14th centuries.

15 et 16 septembre 2018Passé

Michel Laurent - La Lorraine gaumaise

guided tours, of a duration of about one hour, take place on weekend:
On Saturday, September 15th at 11 h 00
On Sunday, September 16th at 11 h 00, 14 h 00 and 17 h 00
During this weekend, take advantage of the whole programme of animations proposed in Avioth: European Heritage Days in Avioth

À propos du lieu

Basilique Notre-Dame

place de l'Abbé Delhotel, 55600 Avioth

Meuse
Grand Est

Appearing in the course of a small sinuous road across the campaign(countryside), the basilica of Avioth nicknamed "basilica of fields", the visitor is a surprise. This church of the XIIIth and XIVth centuries is remarkable for its external architecture: stone filigrees of the south and west portals(gates), fantastic gargoyles, mysterious sculptor and his(her,its) internal ornaments of time(period): stained-glass windows, furnitures of the chorus(choir), polychrome statues as well as the statue of the Virgin(Virgo) miraculous appearance of which was at the origin of the edification of the basilica and to that they attribute(award) since numerous miracles. Jewel of art Flamboyant Gothic, Recevresse, intended(designed) to receive the offertories of the pilgrims, is a quite unique monument. Place of pilgrimage mattering, in the past property of the Luxembourg, this building was considered for a long time as the most beautiful church of the Luxembourg.