Discover the history of this ancient Benedictine abbey during the visit of the village of Lézat-sur-Lèze

Name: Discover the history of this ancient Benedictine abbey during the visit of the village of Lézat-sur-Lèze
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre

Let yourself be guided in this Ariège village, discover the ancient abbey of Saint-Pierre de Lézat, and learn more about the birth of the vineyard culture in Lézadois.

Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Reception of 2 groups of 20 people maximum on prior registration.

Registration

lezatpatrmoine09@gmail.com

©François Magnet

The visit of the village will begin with the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, then circulate in the old center and presentation and history of the existing buildings of the former Saint-Pierre abbey, including the City Hall and the House of the Prior which hosts the restaurant «The Cantina of the Priory».
Departure of the visit of the village of the square of the church Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
This animation can be combined with that proposed by the Vino Social Club at 5pm.

About the location

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre

Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 09210 Lézat-sur-Lèze

Ariège
Occitanie

The village was founded around the important Saint-Pierre de Lézat Abbey, whose only remaining today is the north wall with the house of the Prior, now occupied by a restaurant, as well as an imposing 18th century building where the Town Hall is located.