Free visit of a 17th century mansion

Name: Free visit of a 17th century mansion
Start: 2023-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Centre historique de Saint-Gilles

A free visit will allow you to discover a beautiful 17th century mansion, usually closed to the public. Come, exceptionally for the European Heritage Days, expl…

Sunday 17 September 2023, 14:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance. Go in front of the building located at 29 Grande Rue.

©Ville de Saint-Gilles

A free visit will allow you to discover a beautiful 17th century mansion, usually closed to the public. Come, exceptionally for the European Heritage Days, explore this building and discover the magnificent view it offers on the roofs of the city.
A visit sheet will be available to discover the architecture of the place.

About the location

Centre historique de Saint-Gilles

Centre ville, 30800 Saint-Gilles

Gard
Occitanie

In the Gard, the town of Saint-Gilles is located 19 km from Nîmes and 18 km from Arles, between Languedoc and Provence, the Costières de Nîmes and the Camargue.
One of the largest municipalities in the department due to its size and population, Saint-Gilles is a real city where people live and circulate, with shops and a marina on its canal.
Already occupied in Roman times, at the end of the 7th century the hermit Gilles founded a Benedictine church and monastery. In the ninth century, the miracles performed by Saint Gilles made the city an important pilgrimage site on the Santiago de Compostela Way. But the history of the city was tumultuous, it suffered the crusade against the Albigensians, the ravages of the wars of religion and the Revolution.
Today, visitors flock back to it for its remarkable heritage, of which the abbey church is undoubtedly the most interesting site.
A masterpiece of Romanesque art, the 12th century upper church with its façade and three monumental doors is a U