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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free. Upon registration. Two guided tours per day: Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 4pm. Go to the Tourasse.
Registration
 06 79 92 57 76
September 2023
Saturday 16
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
14:00 - 18:00

Sanilhac-Sagriès

place de l'église 30700 Sanilhac-Sagriès
  • Gard
  • Occitanie

Guided tour of the Tourasse of Sanilhac-Sagriès

In the heart of the Uzège, in Sanilhac-Sagriès, stands a strange tower dating from the 12th century: the Tourasse, the last vestige of the original castle of the village. Of an austere aspect and ampu
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free. Upon registration. Two guided tours per day: Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 4pm. Go to the Tourasse.
Registration
 06 79 92 57 76
©Alexandra Hajek

In the heart of Uzège, in Sanilhac-Sagriès, stands a strange tower dating from the 12th century: the Tourasse, the last vestige of the original castle of the village. With an austere appearance and amputated from its three upper levels, it remains unknown and forgotten. However, it houses a treasure that deserves to be highlighted and preserved. It is probably in the 15th century that a dovecote was built on the first level of the building. This one has 325 boulins dug in the facing stones on the four faces. The balance and harmony of the whole are combined with a rare state of conservation, without having undergone any modification since its creation. The dovecote has an independent external access thanks to a stone staircase. On the lower floor, there is a Romanesque vault as well as archways with multiple voussoirs, also remarkable and very well preserved.

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Sanilhac-Sagriès
place de l'église 30700 Sanilhac-Sagriès
  • Gard
  • Occitanie
Tags
Architecture civile publique, Édifice rural