Chapelle Royale des Ardilliers

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...

Interesting

Original Text

Beautiful church located on the shores of the Loire, another element in the attractive architectural and cultural community of the city of Saumur.