Chapelle Royale des Ardilliers

Schöne, kleine Militärkirche

Die Chapelle Royale des Ardilliers ist eine schöne, kleine Kirche am Rande der Innenstadt von Saumur. Der Eintritt ist kostenlos, geöffnet ist täglich von 9:00 bis 18:30. Wir verbanden unseren Besuch...

Stunning architecture

A truly stunning church. The rotunda is especially magnificent, whilst the ornate stone carvings are second to none. Will certainly revisit when next in the area.

Impressive cupola, miracle working statue of Mary.

This is a church which has seen twice as many miracles as Lourdes, apparently, due to the statue of Mary, so worth a visit. The cupola is very impressive, sadly the rest of the church is not in good c...

More interesting to view from afar.

Visited here but not as impressive inside as other places. Far better viewd from afar across the river.

A Saumur must-see monument

Notre Dame de Ardilliers is named after a small statuette of a pieta a farmer supposedly found in the clay (ardille) of the field he was farming, and which to the villagers seemed to have miraculous p...