Private tours

Discover this UNESCO World Heritage Site

Visit Vézelay and its heritage without forgetting the unmissable Basilica of Vezelay.
With the help of'a private guide, make a tailor-made and unforgettable visit to Vézelay.

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Knowledge of the Roman world and current events

Next events

The Transformative Power of Symbols May 30-31, July 18-19, September 27-28

Two-day seminar in Vézelay in Burgundy The symbols and symbolism inscribed in stone by the sculptors of the Vézelay basilica in the 12th century are of a …

Jacob and the Angel Basilica of Vézelay

Jacob and the Angel, podcast on the capital of the Basilica of Vézelay

Symbolic interpretation of one of the 120 sculpted capitals of the Vézelay basilica.

“Filming in Vézelay”, the film’s premiere in France

“…my arrival in Vézelay has remained engraved in my memory…I saw the light in a difficult period of my life.

School visits

A heritage to live

Teachers, the Visitor's House has designed adapted educational visits
to students ofprimary school, college, high school and preparatory class.
Explore our proposals.

Prelude to Vézelay

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In the press...

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 ...

"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…