Basilique Notre-Dame d'Avioth

Avioth

Tradition relates the chance discovery, around the 12th century, of a statue of the Virgin in a thorn bush, and its repeated return to this spot each time an attempt was made to move it to the church — a foundation legend typical of many medieval Marian sanctuaries. This supposed attachment to the place is said to have prompted the building of a chapel and then of the present Gothic basilica (13th–15th century). The small structure known as "la Recevresse" today commemorates the site of the discovery.

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Getting there : Free visits all year round (the "basilica of the fields"); the Recevresse marks the traditional site of the discovery

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

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