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OLIVETAINS

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On the Grand Site of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges/Valcabrère you will be welcomed in a former convent where, in the 19th century, Olivetan monks from Mount Olivet in Italy.

Introduction, documentation on the site and the territory, personalized advice
Library, regional products shop
Expositions of contemporary art (paintings, photos…)
Seminar room rental
Group guided tours.

ST MARY'S CATHEDRAL ST BERTRAND OF COMMINGES

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Facing the Pyrenees, this Roman-Gothic cathedral (12th-14th centuries) will seduce you with its Romanesque bell tower, its sculpted stalls, its stained glass windows and Renaissance organ case, his treasure (objects, liturgical vestments) and its Romanesque-Gothic cloister (12th-14th centuries).
This cathedral is listed by UNESCO as part of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela..

Prices

Individuals : 7 €
Schoolchildren/students : 3,50 €
Adult single ticket : 8 €
Reduced single ticket : 5 € (less of 18 years, school, disabled, pilgrims, Jobseeker…).

BASILICA OF ST JUST
VALCABRERE

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Prices

Individuals : 3 €
Groups(from 10 people) : 2 €
Free for children under10 years.
Billet unique : 8 €
Reduced single ticket : 5 € (less of 18 years, school, disabled, pilgrims, Jobseeker…).

DEPARTMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

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In the buildings of the Old Gendarmerie, the archaeological museum studies and presents the collections resulting from the excavations carried out on the site. Among the notable works : the Augustan trophy, an exceptional set of marble sculptures discovered in 1926, and the rich collection of votive altars.

EXPOSITIONS

Olivetans :
The Arts on a Stroll “To take place”, until 22 May 2022
Archeology in the village, an ongoing investigation in the territory of Lugdunum en Convènes, from the 18 June 2022
Exhibition Garonne CAUE from 18 June to 25 september 2022

Archaeological Museum : june to september, “The Augustan Trophy” and Lugdunum des Convènes exhibitions, monumental history of a Roman city »
Sylvian Meschia :
It is in the heart of the village that you will find the exhibition “Les Hommes en marche sur la Via Garona” by Sylvian Meschia.
This artist "particularly sensitive to the theme of homelessness", produces several sets of totems combining ancestral methods with cutting-edge technologies. They are made up of around thirty elements of different sizes and dimensions..
Each wears a unique decor incorporating the motifs of his writing work., pictorial and photographic as well as references to the various sites of the Via Garona.

ANIMATIONS

Comminges Festival 27 July - 3 september 2022
Outdoor cinema : 28 July 2022
31 Summer Notes, them 6 et 13 august 2022
Heritage Days : 17 et 18 september 2022
“Convenes on stage” every Saturday from 16 July to 20 August at the Archaeological Museum – free