Romanesque art in Entre-deux-Mers

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CDT 33 - Hubert Sion

La Sauve-Majeure : listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998 as a stage on the Way of Saint James of Compostela, the abbey was founded in 1079 in the depths of a vast forest (“sylva major”).

A powerful seigniory, it controlled a large number of priories in Spain and England. Superb views over the region from the top of the 13^th -century bell tower.

Saint-Ferme : standing in the grounds of a Romanesque-Gothic monastery that once took in pilgrims on their way to Saint James of Compostela, the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Ferme is particularly remarkable for its imposing facade, which gives its something of the air of a fortress.

Blasimon : Standing alone at the far end of the Gamage Valley, the venerable abbey church of Saint-Nicolas (12^th -16^th centuries) possesses a splendid portal that makes it one of the finest examples of Romanesque art anywhere in Gironde.

In Verdelais , the Notre-Dame Basilica houses an impressive collection of commemorative plaques. There is also a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary that has been venerated for ten centuries.

Also well worth seeing: the Baron crypt, dedicated to Saint James, the Templar church in Cadarsac, and the churches in Nérigean, Haux, Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac, Romagne, Rions, Saint-Quentin-de-Baron, Génissac, Tizac-de-Curton, Saint-Aubin-de-Branne, Naujan-et-Postiac and Targon.

And in Haut-Entre-deux-Mers, the churches in Saint-Macaire, Casstelvieil, Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas, Pujols, Sainte-Radegonde, Sainte-Florence, Bellefond, Loupiac, Coirac, Frontenac, Lugasson, Jugazan, Rauzan and Ruch.