Church of Sceautres
The church Saint-Etienne is assimilating on the battlements. It disposes of roman vaults in stone.
The church Saint-Etienne is assimilating on the battlements. It disposes of roman vaults in stone.
It is a unique fortified castle on the Coiron plateau. It is constructed by basalt rock and was also used for agriculture. No public visits permitted.
The church were once part of its fortification which have been referred to as early as 1137. The facade of the actual building has gone through a number of modifications but still has two remaining small towers surrounding it.
The church is part of the National Registry of Historical monuments. Dédicate to Saint-Genest, the church is believed to date the 11th or 12th century. It has been built on an older place of worship.
Chapel Notre-Dame du Devois or Notre-Dame des 7 Douleurs.
The church has a strange bell tower: a 9m high statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is said that it would have been built in thanks for having spared the village from an epidemic of cholera which had struck the neighboring villages.
At the foot of the Coiron can be seen a basalt "neck" (mass of volcanic rock), which is surely one of the largest in Europe. In the village remains of its medieval age can be seen on its fortified gate.
You will be surprised by the architectural richness found in the city. As you stroll through its walkways you will find old buildings with its royal architecture, and 16th century Hotels, and even its old prison interesting to see and visit.
Statue of the Virgin at the top of the basaltic neck.
Neolithic dolmen of Mias. Ardèche is one of the departments with the most dolmens. This Breton name means "stone table", they are funerary monuments. They appear in 2500 years before J-C, end of the Neolithic and in the Bronze Age.