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Saint-Pierre d'Extravache church

Val-Cenis
© St Pierre d'Extravache Church in Val Cenis Bramans - Jean-François Durand
  • © St Pierre d'Extravache Church in Val Cenis Bramans - Jean-François Durand
  • © St Pierre d'Extravache Church in Val Cenis Bramans - Jean-François Durand

Here remains the remains of a church whose tradition traces the foundation to two disciples of St. Peter. The oldest part, the apse, dates back to the 11th century. It is one of the rare testimonies of the Romanesque period in Savoy.

Description

"In mountainous regions, at a distance from urban centers and in contrast to them, the sturdy and apsed chapels with culs-de-four apses, as is still the case with Saint-Pierre d'Extravache in the municipality of Bramans, gave way without transition to buildings of Baroque structure".
Extract from "Le guide du Parc National de la Vanoise", © 2003 Editions Glénat, on sale at the Maison de la Vanoise in Val Cenis Termignon.

Environments

  • Mountain location

Rates

Free access.

Opening period

All year round, daily.
Access road closed to traffic in winter, accessible by shuttle bus: information at the Tourist Office.

Location

Accessible with snowshoes in winter.

Animals

Pets allowed : No

Saint-Pierre d'Extravache church
  • Roman
Le Cernay Bramans 73500 Val-Cenis
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