Enjoy a guided tour around one of the most beautiful carved decorations of Gascogne

Name: Enjoy a guided tour around one of the most beautiful carved decorations of Gascogne
Start: 2022-09-17T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:45:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye d'Arthous

The old abbey church preserves on its bedside a sumptuous Romanesque decor, dating from the late 12th century. Discover the message addressed to the faithful of the Middle Ages ...

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free.

©François Blasquez

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Visite commentée / Conférence

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Gratuit

About the location

Abbaye d'Arthous

785 route de l'abbaye, 40300 Hastingues

Landes
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Having based(established) by 1167 by the members of a religious order prémontrés the Compartment God near(about) Auch, the abbey of Arthous is thriving until the XVIth century. His(Her,Its) conventual buildings(ships) are rebuilt and extended in the course of the XIIth and XVIIIth centuries. Having sold as very national in Revolution, she(it) is transformed into farm then given to the department of Landes(Moors). The Romance church, today restored, keeps(preserves) set(group) of modillons and sculpted capitals(big tops). The abbey proposes a cultural programme planning(programming) and shelters the museum of history(story) and of archaeology of the Country of Orthe.