Until June 25, 2017, discover 20 remarkable sites in the New Aquitaine region during a photo exhibition at the Abbaye de la Sauve-Majeure (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
Included in the entrance ticket to the abbey, the exhibition "All roads lead to La Sauve-Majeure – Remarkable sites and cities of New Aquitaine" will reveal 20 large format photos of the emblematic sites of the region, the Pyrenees béarnaises to the Ile de Ré and from Brive to Saint-Jean-de-Luz via La Réole, Cognac, Royan, Pau, etc.
Presented outdoors, this exhibition will also give you the opportunity to admire the remarkable remains of theabbey, registered with UNESCO under the roads of Santiago de Compostela.
Erected in 1079 in the heart of a vast forest (“sylva major”), the Sauve-Majeure was a powerful landed seigniory and controlled many priories in Spain and England. The grandiose ensemble that remains around the remains of the abbey church, the chapter house, the cloister, the scriptorium and the refectory is representative of Romanesque art, and includes famous sculpted capitals. Finally, the bell tower offers an exceptional view of the entire Entre-deux-Mers.
Bell tower of the Sauve-Majeure abbey – Gironde Tourism – D.Remazeilles
During your visit, you can also play as a family with the story factory. Because “since ancient times, a machine has been weaving tales and stories. But nothing is going right! It's all tangled up… Go on an adventure to the abbey of La Sauve-Majeure and help us reweave history! »
How to play ?
- On the Story Factory app: download on google play / download on itunes
- On the website www.lafabriqueahistoires.fr
Pratical information
- Exhibition visible until June 25, 2017 – Price included with the entrance ticket to the abbey
- From 10:30 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday
- Full price €8 – Reduced price €6,5
- Ticket combined with the Cadillac Castle 10 €
- Free under 18 years old (with family and outside school groups), 18/25 years old, disabled person and their companion, job seeker, Culture card, ICOM card, Education Pass
Contact and access
- La Sauve-Majeure abbey
- 14 rue de l'Abbaye – 33670 La Sauve-Majeure
- 05 56 23 01 55 – www.abbaye-la-sauve-majeure.fr
Access by car: east ring road of Bordeaux, D936 direction Bergerac, D671 direction Créon and Sauveterre-de-Guyenne