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Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine d'Otsanz
Ustaritz
Dimensions
approximate position (boundary of Ustaritz/Souraïde/Saint-Pée)
Period
Medieval origin, restored from 1996 onwards
What stands there
1 chapel, former pilgrims' hospice adjoining
A medieval halt on the Way of St James, fallen into ruin and then restored at the initiative of the film-maker René Clément, who made it a personal vow. The chapel regained its liturgical role in 2010; a pilgrimage still takes place here every 22 July, the saint's feast day.
Getting there : Free access, 2-hour woodland path from Ustaritz
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Prieuré-hôpital OtxantzMonastery / hospice · Lahonce · 8.0 km
- Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de BayonneCathedral · Bayonne · 10 km
- AinhoaBastide (planned town) · Ainhoa · 11 km
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'Aubépine (Arantza)Chapel · Ainhoa · 11 km
- La Rhune, la montagne des sorcièresSacred mountain · Ascain · 17 km
- La Bastide-ClairenceBastide (planned town) · La Bastide-Clairence · 17 km
This place in the great stories
- Mary Magdalene: from the Gospel to Provence, from Vézelay to Saint-MaximinHomily of Gregory the Great in 591; Vézelay custodian of the body c. 1037; Golden Legend…