Discovery of the abbey of Saint-Savin and the paintings(paints) of its church

Name: Discovery of the abbey of Saint-Savin and the paintings(paints) of its church
Start: 2018-09-15T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-16T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye

The abbey of Saint-Savin is registered on the UNESCO world heritage. The wealth of its paintings(paints) gives him(her,it) its nickname of "Chapel Sixtine of Romance time(period)".

15 and 16 September 2018Passed

Registration

Quite unique and key monument of Poitou, the abbey of Saint-Savin is registered since 1983 on the UNESCO world heritage list.
Discover the largest set of wall paintings(paints) of Europe in autonomy or in guided tour, as well as the old(former) monastic buildings(ships).
Guided tours on Saturday, September 15th at 10 h 30, 14 h 30, 16 h and 17 h 30.
Guided tours on Sunday, September 16th at 14 h 30, 16 h and 17 h 30.

About the location

Abbaye

Place de la Libération, 86310 Saint-Savin

Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The abbey church from Poitou, jewel(flagship) of the Romanesque art in Poitou-Charentes, stands out as a front-door of the Valley of Frescoes. Registered on the UNESCO world heritage list, the church is the case of an important programme of wall paintings(paints), dated the end of the 11th, at the beginning of the 12th century.