Free visit of the Saint-Symphorien church

Name: Free visit of the Saint-Symphorien church
Start: 2020-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2020-09-20T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Eglise Saint-Symphorien

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, discover the Church of Illiat!

19 and 20 September 2020Passed

Office de tourisme Val de Saône Centre

Romanesque church in the apse of the XIIth century with magnificent frescoes of the same period, and whose porch and bell tower are of the architect Pierre Bossan

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2020

No selection

Conditions de participation

Gratuit

About the location

Eglise Saint-Symphorien

Le bourg, 01140 Illiat

Ain
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Essentially from the twelfth century with a bell tower of Romano-Byzantine style, it was rebuilt in 1870 on the extension of the nave. Its main richness is the arcature of its apse, falling on six capitals and colonnades, forming seven arcades of which three are openwork and four are decorated with mural frescoes dating from the twelfth century. Restored in 1996, these frescoes are among the oldest in the department and listed as historical monuments.