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Cathédrale Saint-Bertrand de Comminges
VAN LIFE - Pyrenees - Smelly exotic food - Stunning medieval cathedral - St. Bertrand de Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, known as the cathedral of the Pyrenees, is a glorious and beautiful little city with nigh on ten centuries of history. Buried in the Pyrenees mountain range, the city and the cathedral have a long history. The town is remarkably well-preserved but now has shrunk to a population of about two hundred from the teeming thirty thousand of the early first millennium.
Successively a Celtic fortification - an oppidum, a Roman town, and a medieval city, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges became one of the great places of culture, art, and pilgrimage at the heart of the central Pyrenees.
Whatever the route taken toward Saint-Bernard, the traveler sees the cathedral, a fortress rising from the rock, with the mountains as background.
A bit of history
- Roman colony: Lugdunum Convenarum
In 72 B.C. General Pompey, returning from a victorious campaign in Spain, founded at the foot of the hill a Roman town to defend the pass to Spain through the valley of Aran. This town, Lugdunum Convenarum, prospered and grew to 30,000 inhabitants.
In 408 A.D., the Vandals sacked the town, forcing the people to retreat to the Celtic oppidum.
In 585 A.D., the Burgondes, a Germanic people from the shores of the Baltic Sea, devastated the site entirely, which remained trashed during five centuries.
- bishop of the Gregorian reform: Bertrand de Isle-Jourdain
Life restarted on the ancient site in 1073, when a knight from the family of the Counts of Toulouse, Bertrand de l'Isle-Jourdain, previously elected as a canon at Toulouse, was named as the bishop of Comminges. He rebuilt the town from its ruins, constructing on the acropolis a Romanesque cathedral and cloister. This important spiritual place became a stopping point for medieval pilgrims going to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle
In 1218, Bertrand was canonized and the town’s name was changed from Lugdunum Convenarum to Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.
In the 14th century, pope Clement V commissioned and financed the building of a Gothic cathedral, which incorporated the Romanesque one. By 1350, the shell of the nave was finished and the current bishop, Hughes de Chatillon started the flamboyant gothic Notre-Dame chapel, with its palm-shaped vaulting, to the north. This was finished in the 15th century.
In the 16th century, Bishop Jean de Mauléon (Bishop from 1523-1555) financed the creation of Renaissance cathedral elements.
Traditional food we had: Le pétéram - La Pistache.
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SAINT BERTRAND DE COMMINGES MIDI PYRENEES
Beautiful, tiny St Bertrand de Comminges in 56 seconds!
A gorgeous little village on the top of a hill. St Bertrand de Comminges is a captivating Roman-Gothic town with 2,100 years of history that you can sense and feel as you wander the cobblestone streets.
The incredible thing about our visit was the lack of people on the streets. We arrived around 10.30am, and the only people we saw were a couple of workers outside the cathedral, and a lady opening her souvenir shop close by. It was like no-one had bothered getting out of bed yet, but we didn't mind because we virtually had the whole village to ourselves.
The truth is there's not much to see in the way of individual attractions, instead the whole town is the attraction. There's St Marie's Cathedral of course that you can see perched on top of the hill as you approach by car from the road. However, it's a nice way to spend an hour before moving on to your next destination.
The surrounding area also has plenty to keep visitors interested. The archeological site at the base of the hill provides a glimpse to a time many centuries ago, while the nearby St-Just Basilica is, in my opinion, more attractive than the Cathedral. And a drive through the towns of Valcabrère and St Martin just a minute or two away is a pleasant experience.
Take a look at our video as we captured our time in St Bertrand de Comminges in 56 seconds.
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What towns to visit in the Pyrenees?
List about what towns to visit in the Pyrenees?
Traveling to faraway places is fashionable, but what about those charming towns that are next door? We are going to take a tour of some of the most beautiful villages in the Pyrenees. Which one do you like the most?
In this list about what towns to visit in the Pyrenees? you can find:
20. Castejón de Sos
19. Candanchú
18. Beget
17. Saint-Lizier
16. Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
15. Artajona
14. Mirepoix
13. Aïnhoa
12. Llívia
11. Puente la Reina
10. Ordino
9. Camprodón
8. Ochagavía
7. Taüll
6. Olite
5. Ansó
4. Vielha
3. Alquézar
2. Torla
1. Ainsa
21. ELIZONDO
Elizondo is a town in the Pyrenees located in the Baztán Valley, Navarre Pyrenees. It has a unique architectural heritage, with stately homes and many palaces. The hazelnut chocolate Urrakin Aegina is famous throughout the world.
20. Castejón de Sos
Castejón de Sos is located in the Aragonese Pyrenees in the Benaque Valley. Legar up here is quite a spectacle since you have to go through the Ventamillo Congosto. Castejón de Sos is a paradise for hikers and lovers of Paragliding.
19. Candanchú
Candanchú, in the Aragón Valley and first stage of the Camino de Santiago in Aragon. It is located next to the border of France and is a place where nature merges with history, art, culture and sports.
18. Beget
One of the most beautiful villages of the Catalan Pyrenees, walking through its streets transports us to the medieval era.
17. Saint-Lizier
Without reaching 1500 inhabitants, this French commune has two cathedrals: Saint-Lizier and Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, both Romanesque. You can also visit an eighteenth century pharmacy or the Palace of Bishops.
16. Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
This Occitan town is just over 200 inhabitants. However, it has a Romanesque Cathedral World Heritage Site and the remains of the Roman villa of Lugdunum Convenarum.
15. Artajona
Surrounded by 'El Cerco' (the wall of the eleventh century), this town of Navarre has places of interest such as its 18th century palaces, the church of San Pedro or the Basilica of Our Lady of Jerusalem.
14. Mirepoix
On the other side of the border you can also find beautiful villages such as Mirepoix, with its wooden houses and its Gothic cathedral whose spire measures 60 meters.
13. Aïnhoa
In addition to a woman's name, Ainhoa is one of the most beautiful villages in France, with its white Basque-style houses, its church, its pediment and the discoidal steles of its cemetery.
12. Llívia
This enclave of the province of Gerona in the French department of Pyrenees Orientales is not only a geographical curiosity, but also houses places such as the oldest pharmacy in Spain, the fifteenth century and now converted into a museum, or its Gothic church.
11. Puente la Reina
In addition to the Romanesque bridge that gives it its name, this Navarrese town known in Basque as Gares also has numerous churches and convents.
10. Ordino
That Andorra la Vella is more than shopping is shown by landscapes such as Ordino, with its ancestral homes and the mural paintings of the church of Sant Martí de la Cortinada.
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L'Isle en Dodon : Concert d'orgues du 16 septembre 2012
Inauguration des orgues avec Marc Fabry et l'Ensemble vocal du Comminges
サン・ベルトラン・ド・コマンジュ
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家族とサン・ベルトラン・ド・コマンジュに行きました。
大聖堂があります。
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Saint Bertrand de Comminges, a Day Trip from Toulouse, Episode 177
Join Us in France Travel Podcast Staying in the Toulouse area long enough to look around at some of the hidden gems around Occitanie? We recommend Saint Bertrand de Comminges, a bucolic and inspiring village in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Elyse tells us how the gorgeous Cathedral came to be built and about other interesting sites nearby such as the Basilica of Saint Just Balcarère, the painted neolithic cave called Gargas, Bagnères de Luchon and Montmaurin.
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Pastór de Lasala play's Couperin's L'Enchanteresse, Book 1, 1st Ordre on an 1989 Spinet from his collection made by Carey Beebe after an anonymous 1708 instrument in the Royal College of Music. The accompanying photos are of the Cathédrale Ste Marie in village of St Bertrand de Comminges, France.