«Around the Tree» an exhibition to discover in a Renaissance tower

Name: «Alrededor del árbol» una exposición para descubrir en una torre renacentista
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Tour épiscopale

The episcopal tower, built between the late 15th and early 16th centuries, is one of the few examples of Renaissance architecture on the scale of Grand Villeneuvois. For the European...

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

©Pays d'art et d'histoire du Grand Villeneuvois

The episcopal tower, built between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, is one of the rare examples of Renaissance architecture on a Greater Villeneuvois scale. For the European Heritage Days, discover a tower that still retains its mystery today.
Inside the building, the exhibition «Autour de l'arbre» of the association Objectif images 47 will also be presented.

About the location

Tour épiscopale

Le Bourg, 47340 Hautefage-La-Tour

Lot-et-Garonne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The tower was built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries for the bishops of Agen, Leonardo and Antonio Della Rovere. It overlooks the church of Notre-Dame, built at the same time.
A rare example of Renaissance architecture at the Grand Villeneuvois scale, the tower retains its mystery...