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Chapelle de la Madeleine de Tardets

Tardets-Sorholus

Dimensions
795 m above sea level, panorama over the Pyrenean range
Period
Building of 1894 on an earlier site of worship
What stands there
1 chapel, former Roman temple on the same site

Built in the 19th century on the site of a Roman temple (of which a cippus bearing Latin inscriptions survives), this chapel once marked the pilgrim routes to Compostela. It drew two quite distinct publics: young women in search of a husband, and the mentally ill who came seeking a cure. Processions are still held here every year on the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene (22 July).

Getting there : Free access, 7 km from the square in Tardets, on foot or by car

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

Ambient sound

Chapelle de la Madeleine de Tardets
Asp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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