Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Every year, a Romanesque Black Madonna — a copy, the original having been destroyed during the Revolution — is carried in procession from the church of Besse up to this mountain chapel at the "montée" in May or early July, then brought back down at the "dévalade" on the last Sunday of September. One of the most important pilgrimages in France in the 17th century, it drew as many as 20,000 pilgrims in the 19th century. Listed as a monument historique.

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Getting there : Free admission, about 8 km from Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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