Discover the Chartreuse of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Name: Visita a la Cartuja de Santa Cruz de 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 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

©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.

About the location

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.