Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

A Roman town, Lugdunum Convenarum, once filled the valley floor below Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges; the medieval village that replaced it sits on a rocky spur facing the Pyrenean peaks. Its former cathedral, begun under Bishop Bertrand in the late 11th century, mixes Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance work. It is World Heritage listed as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, and pilgrims still pass through.

Highlights

• Cathédrale Notre-Dame, with Renaissance choir stalls carved in oak and walnut
• Excavations of Lugdunum Convenarum, with Roman baths and a theatre
• The early Christian basilica beside the chapel of Saint-Julien
• The departmental archaeological museum
• Setting of M. R. James's ghost story Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book

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