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Icône représentant : religieuxchapelle Saint-Roch

More informationVillage of Réotier
St Roch Chapel - built in the 18th century and renovated since – is built in the hamlet of Truchet from where there is an exceptional view of the Durance. St Roch was a very popular Saint in the Hautes-Alpes and was frequently invoked during epidemics, particularly of the plague.

Icône représentant : religieuxéglise Saint-Antoine

More informationVillage of Eygliers
This simple Romanesque church is the parish church for the inhabitants of Mont Dauphin fortress. A beautiful porch enhances its simple facade, with pink marble columns and smoothed flagstone floors. Look out for the two animal heads carved on one of the doors and inside, rare 16th century paintings discovered in 1968.

Icône représentant : religieuxChapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

More informationVillage of Eygliers
This is a small chapel surrounded by houses in the hamlet of La Font d'Eygliers. Manuscripts dating from the 17th century tell the story of a baby who was abandoned on the steps of the chapel but who was then rescued. During the 1994 renovation of the chapel scenes from the life of St. Madeleine were painted on the walls.

Icône représentant : religieuxTraditions

More informationVillage of Eygliers
The chapel of St. Guillaume is closed to the public but it is the Legend of St Guillaume that is of most interest. For centuries, the miraculous hand of Saint Guillaume has been the object of pilgrimages and prayers, so on the only day of the year that the chapel is open - Easter Monday - do not miss the procession that brings the hand of St.

Icône représentant : religieuxChurch

More informationVillage of Réotier
Although the presence of a parish church may seem surprising on this rocky outcrop, far away from the closest hamlet of Sagnes, but the site has always been a place of worship. Several sources suggest that ancient Celtic paths passed close by and that this sacred place may even have pagan origins.

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