Discover the Chartreuse of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Name: Visite découverte de la Chartreuse de Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Site de la Chartreuse Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

The Chartreuse opens its doors for an exceptional weekend. The rooms usually reserved for the guided tour will be accessible and a mediator will be waiting for you to tell you...

16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé

©Saint-Etienne Tourisme & Congrès / Yohann Merlevede

The Chartreuse opens its doors for an exceptional weekend. The rooms usually reserved for the guided tour will be accessible and a mediator will be waiting for you to tell you the story of this unique place. An opportunity not to be missed to discover the Site at your own pace.

À propos du lieu

Site de la Chartreuse Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Le Bourg, 42800 Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Loire
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

At the heart of the massif of Pilat, on average mountain, come discover the village of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez. Patrimonial Site of exception, it is about unique(only) example in France of an old(former) monastery in the order of the Chartreux(Carthusian monks) become village. Located at the heart of a green setting, you will be able to visit the bakery of the chartreux(Carthusian monks) there (today the point information), the small cloister, the cooking(kitchen), a reconstructed hermitage, the parish church and the primitive(initial) church, adorned with wall paintings(paints) of the XIVth century.