Auvers Church

Auvers, France

Saint Etienne Church in Auvers is a Gothic church with a Flamboyant porch with buttressed corners topped by slender pinnacles (15th century). There is a Romanesque limestone baptismal basin, carved with thirteen Romanseque arcatures and two tores.

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Rue Eglise 27, Auvers, France
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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in France
Historical period: Late Capetians (France)

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www.ot-carentan.fr

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4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Renz L (3 years ago)
Such an amazing architecture. Probably one of the famous sites in auvers because of Van Gogh's painting. Definitely worth the visit, better to do a bike or hiking tour in Auvers and this is a must visit.
Rick Deruet (5 years ago)
A very beautiful church
Simon Abercrombie (5 years ago)
The church made famous by Van Gogh. Fairly typical of its period, it's rather pretty but no more so than many other churches. However, the painting changes everything. Unfortunately, it's not in the best condition. From the interior, the church tower looks to have been shored up to strengthen it.
Dragana M (5 years ago)
Beautiful window glases and decoration. Big church in small vilage.
Young Jae Lee (6 years ago)
Worth the visit. You can stand at a spot where Van gogh was standing when he painted the church and wonder how he would have felt if his paintings would be loved by billions of people around the globe.
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