The church of the former Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century and dedicated to Saint Giles in the 9th. His relics made it a major stop on the Via Tolosana to Compostela. Romanesque façade with three portals, crypt and the ’Vis de Saint-Gilles’ staircase. Listed in 1840, UNESCO since 1998.
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Abbatiale de Saint-Gilles
- Address
- Place de la République, 30800 Saint-Gilles
- Official website
- www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00103208
- Commune
- Saint-Gilles
- On these routes
- The Petite Camargue in the Gard
