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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

Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine d'Otsanz
Robert Valette · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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