Saint Michael's Church

  • Historic site and monument
  • Religious heritage
  • Church
  • Gothic
Place Saint-Michel, 13300 Salon-de-Provence
Please note that the nearest station is more than
Built at the foot of the castle around the beginning of the 13th century, in the heart of the city's activity, the Saint-Michel church opens onto a square crossed by one of the main communication axes.
The church's chevet faces east, a particularly common practice, as people turn towards Jerusalem [and the rising sun] to celebrate mass. The building illustrates the specificities of Provençal art by its arcaded bell tower and the sobriety of its sculpted decorations, which are part of the Romanesque style, a style that also explains the simplicity of its plan (a single nave with no aisles or ambulatory), as well as the thickness of the walls and the narrowness of the openings. The sober and...

Services

Car park
  • Activities
  • Concert

  • Temporary exhibition

  • Equipment
  • Car park

  • Private parking

  • Services
  • Guided tours

  • Concert/events

Openings

All year 2024 - Open everyday

Location

Saint Michael's Church
Place Saint-Michel, 13300 Salon-de-Provence
Please note that the nearest station is more than

Environment

  • Close to a trunk road
  • Station district
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus station under 300 m
Updated on 24 February 2022 at 08:47
by Office de Tourisme de Salon de Provence
(Offer identifier : 5539115)
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