High Chapel of Saint-Chef
Saint-Chef boasts an abbatial church which is a French benchmark in religious heritage. Its rich collection of 12th-century Romanesque frescoes are among the best-conserved examples yet they are perhaps the least known to the general public.
An identical model of this exemplary church was produced by historians and exhibited around 1940 at the cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine at the Trocadero in Paris. On entering the high chapel, the visitor is stunned by the decoration of the entire room. The floor (approximately 100 m²) is covered in gold and blue mosaic and the vault is entirely ochre. Matched only by the church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a French reference when it comes to Romanesque frescoes, this small chapel has an enormous symbolic dimension as it depicts Saint John's Heavenly Jerusalem.
Good to know
A virtual tour of the high chapel is available at Saint-Chef museum. Please check opening times!
In practice
Equipments
- Parking nearby
Services
- Booking obligatory,
- Tourist brochures,
- Tourist information,
- Guided tours
Theme
- Chapel,
- Religious heritage,
- Historic patrimony,
- Fresco/wall painting
Time schedule
From 07/07/24 to 10/27/24
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Sunday :
15h00 to 17h00
Prices
Payment method
- Bank/credit card,
- Check,
- Cash
From 07/07/24 to 27/10/24
- Reduced price Adolescents 12-17 ans, lycéens, étudiants, allocataires RSA, demandeurs d'emploi, personnes handicapées. Sur présentation d'un justificatif.
- 5€
- Adult
- 8€
Réservation - Réservation indispensable.
Tips
A virtual tour of the high chapel is available at Saint-Chef museum. Please check opening times!
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Go there
Latitude : 45.634506
Longitude : 5.366478
Place Antoine Bonnaz
38890 Saint-Chef
Go there
This chapel occupies the first floor of the abbatial church. In the interests of safety and due to strict conservational measures, it can be visited only by booking ahead for a guided tour.
Information mise à jour le 26/10/2024
par Office du Tourisme Les Balcons du Dauphiné
