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Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 10h00, 11h00Passé
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Septembre 2023
Samedi 16
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité

Place de l'église, 24150 Pressignac-Vicq
  • Dordogne
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Guided tour from the Vicq Church (in Pressignac-Vicq village)

the most ancient church in the Périgord
Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 10h00, 11h00Passé
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©Odette Gauthier

the most ancient church in the Périgord

  • is surrounded by a merovingian period cemetery, just under the great plane trees providing shade round the church. Vicq, as a toponym, prooves a strong roman foundation, as shown with gallo-roman rubbles reused from an antic sanctuary, to build a church in the ninth century. During the XIIth century, pilgrims invoking Saint Front came to recover from leper.
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Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité
Place de l'église, 24150 Pressignac-Vicq
  • Dordogne
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine
This church is said to be erected during the 100 years war, and became a fortress during the religious wars. the "church with two bell towers" . This church is registered as Historical Monuments since 1949. You may listen to a guided tour on saturday 17, from 10 to 12 a.m
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Monument historique & Édifice religieux
Accès
The church stands in the middle of the village, you can park along the road
©Odette Gauthier