At the junction of two hills, the high bell-tower of the monolithic church overlooks a rocky outcrop with cavities hollowed out where the monolithic church, the Emilion hermitage, catacombs, Trinity Chapel and a number of cellars are located. At the ..

The church was made by extending caves and quarries. It is said that at times there were between five and fifty-five monks hollowing out the rock. The interior is an impressive sight due to the sheer scale of the naves carved out of the rock and the ..

This vast church is both Romanesque and Gothic. The sumptuous 14C portico on the left was built when Gaillard de la Mothe, the nephew of Pope Clement V, was Dean of the canons. Its tympanum is sculpted with a fine Last Judgement. Only the bases of th..

Opposite the collegiate church, a 15C house is built into the ramparts: the watchpath of the fortification wall with battlements and machicolation passes under its roof.

This 14C cloister is similar to the Cordeliers cloister, in particular in the design of its elegant twin columns. At the corners, the galleries are consolidated by arcs; one gallery has a series of niches originally used as tombs. The monks' refector..

The gateway takes its name from the Latin word for the chain ( Catena ) which was used to lock it during the night. Through the archway, there is an unusual view of the monolithic church tower. Only the sentry walkway and a corner bartizan remain of ..

Built in the 14C at the same time as the chapel, the square cloister is composed of twinned columns, supporting Romanesque-style arches. In front of the staircase leading to the monks' cells is a 15C Gothic arch. Covered in vegetation with birds si..

Restaurants have set up parasols on this small, cobbled square. It offers a pleasant view of the charming Trinity chapel and the monolithic church, dominated by a majestic bell tower inset with Romanesque bays and crowned by a 15C spire.

This cave above the Chapel of the Trinity was extended by Emilion, giving it the shape of a Greek cross. The saint's stone bed, his chair carved out of the rock and the spring where he baptised people can still be seen. At the far end is an altar, su..

In the cliff next to the chapel are galleries formerly used as a necropolis, as evidenced by the numerous tombs hollowed out of the rock. The main part was later transformed into a charnel house: a hole can be seen in the central cupola into which th..

This small 13C chapel was built by the Benedictines. A rarity in the southwest, it has a polygonal Gothic apse and an elegant vault with fan ribs converging on a keystone representing the Lamb of God. At one time converted into a cooperage, the chape..

This is one of the 6 gateways along the 13C ramparts, consolidated in subsequent centuries by a machicoliated watchpath. There is a view of the vineyards from here. One night in January 1794, Girondin outlaws (companions of Guadet) escaped through th..

Used as a town hall until 1720, the castle was supposed established either by Louis VIII or by Henry III Plantagenêt in the 13C. The rectangular keep, known as the King's Tower , perched on a rocky base, has latrines in its outer walls. From the sum..

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