| Page Views: 79 Last Visit to Saint-Savin: July, 2004 | Saint-Savin on Gartempe by hartti - last update: Dec 4, 2005 |
Romanesque Sistine Chapel | Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin and the Abbey |
The town is known for its church, the 'Romanesque Sistine Chapel', the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation. More on page <http://www.sspx.ca/Angelus/2000_July/Abbey_of_Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe.htm>. |
|  | Bridge There is an old bridge over the river Gartempe, too. Gartempe leads to the Loire river. |
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