scruffy1
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
I have no patience whatsoever, wanted to wait for 50 people to look at my previous post but couldn't wait. Nobody seems to know much about Lachapelle so perhaps I may be able to entice someone already on the Camino to stop in and give an eyewitness report. Here is all I know maybe it will interest someone:
South of Auvillar on the D11 lost in the middle of nowhere, lies the village called Lachapelle, named after its Oratoire de Templiers, otherwise known as Saint-Pierre. The Templars originally built the oratory next to one of their castles, along the road to Santiago de Compostela, and in the late 15th century it became the parish church. Some time in the 18th century, Lachapelle acquired money to lavish on the interior, creating a church with an opera décor, complete with boxes in the arcades. If it’s not open, get the key from the custodian Madame Pontac who lives nearby. The church should be open 9-11 and 1500-1800, expect to leave a tip.
Perhaps this will stir some interest.
S
South of Auvillar on the D11 lost in the middle of nowhere, lies the village called Lachapelle, named after its Oratoire de Templiers, otherwise known as Saint-Pierre. The Templars originally built the oratory next to one of their castles, along the road to Santiago de Compostela, and in the late 15th century it became the parish church. Some time in the 18th century, Lachapelle acquired money to lavish on the interior, creating a church with an opera décor, complete with boxes in the arcades. If it’s not open, get the key from the custodian Madame Pontac who lives nearby. The church should be open 9-11 and 1500-1800, expect to leave a tip.
Perhaps this will stir some interest.
S