Boucle de La Sauve à pied - Une abbaye en Entre-deux-Mers

Vous apercevez, de l'autre côté du vallon, l'église paroissiale Saint-Pierre dont la fondation est contemporaine de celle de l'abbaye et où vous pourrez découvrir des peintures murales rappelant le pèlerinage de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.

Vous découvrez les ruines majestueuses de l'abbaye et de son église abbatiale romane. Classée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO au titre des chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en 1998, cette abbaye fut fondée en 1079 au cœur d'une vaste forêt ("Silva Major") par Saint Gérard de Corbie. Puissante seigneurie foncière, elle contrôlait de nombreux prieurés en Espagne et en Angleterre. Superbe vue sur l'Entre-Deux Mers depuis le haut du clocher du XIIIe siècle.

A monastic agglomeration developed from the 11th to the 14th century around the imposing Benedictine abbey of Sauve-Majeure. The pilgrimage favors the urban growth of the village. The abbey church which has a Benedictine plan with 5 staggered chapels is dominated by its Gothic bell tower. It is famous for the Romanesque sculpture of its chevet, the work of the greatest sculptors. The village that developed around the abbey had two parishes, one with the church of Saint-Jean and the other with the church of Saint-Pierre. Today, the 13th century church of St. Peter, surrounded by its medieval cemetery, has a sculpted and painted decoration related to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Between the two sanctuaries, there are streets with old houses renovated in the 19th century. The old municipal jail and the market hall are from the same period.

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage for its location along the Road to Santiago de Compostela in 1998, this abbey was built in 1079 in the middle of a huge forest (“sylva major”).

Come to taste(savour) the subtle alliance(wedding ring) of the vines of wines of the AOC(PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN) Entre-Deux-Mers in the Abbatial Barn (XIVth century), or Barn Dîmière was classified in the additional inventory of historic monuments. She(it) is situated nearby immediate of the abbey stage on the paths(ways) of Santiago de Compostela, the cycle track Roger Lapébie