Winter Lights in Vézelay
The basilica is more illuminated at the winter solstice Around the winter solstice, the sunlight plays wonderfully with the interior architecture of the basilica of Vézelay, according to the intention and the art ...
School visits
A HERITAGE TO LIVE
Our Team
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Hélène Ramin - Louvre School
Hélène Ramin has been artistic director of the Maison du Visitor since its creation. Below is a text giving the reasons for her creation followed by the text she wrote for ...
Elisabeth Toulet - Pedagogue, DUHEPS Tours
Jean-Noël André - Engineer, Centrale Lille
Christopher Kelly - MA Cambridge
“See Vézelay and live!” Christopher Kelly lives and works since 2008 in Vézelay. He never ceases to marvel at the impact of this high place on visitors of all ...
The visitor's house
In numbers
65000
Visitors
105000
Visits and workshops
92
% "Excellent" rating
Visitor's Book
François Vasey Beyond our expectations
We carried out four activities with a group over two days with the support of an excellent guide from the visitor's house: a pilgrim's walk to approach the hill, a simulation of the basilica at the Visitor's House, a guided tour of the basilica and finally a capitals workshop.
The result is beyond our expectations, through the quality and personalization of the support, the adapted rhythm of the visits and the historical and spiritual depth of the message delivered. In such a place, an accompaniment of this quality multiplies the benefit of the trip. Well done and thank you!
Anne, Brittany Beautiful trip to Vézelay
The film "The Dance of the New Adam" made me travel in time and space as close to the work of the artists of the Romanesque art. With what fervor do they still speak to men of the XXI century!
The details of the sculptures, the arrangement of forms and representations of humanity superbly filmed, the text, the music touched my senses and my heart.
At the deepest. The emotion is at the rendezvous! Magnificent ! Thank you !
Blanche, Orleans Very good introduction to the visit of the Basilica
A welcoming place run by motivated, passionate and fascinating guides. Clear and interesting explanations of the architecture of the Basilica, its symbolism, its very particular history.
And above all of the sophisticated construction, studied according to the sunlight. Screening of an original video. Nothing “heavy” or pompous. Then visit a model which illustrates the play of sunlight according to the openings and orientation of the basilica and role with the solstices: exciting!
In the press...
"An architectural and symbolic approach"
The Visitor's House, in Vézelay, invites you to discover the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica outside the walls. An architectural and symbolic approach, before entering the building. Before discovering the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica, in…
"In the Light of Vézelay"
In the Light of Vézelay Article published on August 24 by Emmanuelle Guiliani, director of the cultural department of the newspaper La Croix, in the form of an interview with Hélène Ramin, artistic director of…
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Place Adolphe Guillon, 89450 Vézelay
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