Name: Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions
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Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions

Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions

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Location: New Aquitaine, France

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1. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne – Jardins de l'Évêché loop from Carnot

7.41km

02:00

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Pont Saint-Étienne – Cathédrale Saint-Étienne loop from La Cité

9.34km

02:33

140m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne – Pont Saint-Étienne loop from Limoges-Bénédictins

10.7km

02:52

120m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ein 🐟 namens Wander

August 23, 2025

A granite hall church in the late Gothic style (14th-15th centuries), topped by a typical Limousin bell tower, 70 meters high and adorned with a copper ball in 1824. Four corner turrets mark the start of the octagonal upper floors.
The current church was rebuilt on the site of a chapel dedicated very early to the Archangel Saint Michael on a high point in the city, along which the old Roman road from Lyon to Saintes passed. It houses the relics of Saint Martial, the city's first bishop, and Saint Loup, his successor, saved from the revolutionaries of 1793. That year, the church was declared a "Temple of Reason."
The head (skull) of Saint Martial, patron saint of the city, is shown to the people every seven years during a solemn display, and his bust framed by the letters S and M still constitutes the "furniture" of the coat of arms of Limoges.

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Bettina

October 6, 2022

Beautiful church with great stained glass windows, we would not have guessed that. We were totally overwhelmed.
Two stone lions stand guard at the entrance to the church, but they are very weathered.

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Christophe Dufour, elmargat

August 11, 2024

on your walk, nice visit to the cathedral. cool especially in summer

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Location: New Aquitaine, France

Basilica of Saint-Michel-des-Lions

1. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne – Jardins de l'Évêché loop from Carnot

2. Pont Saint-Étienne – Cathédrale Saint-Étienne loop from La Cité

3. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne – Pont Saint-Étienne loop from Limoges-Bénédictins

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