The Chapelle Saint-Sixte is a 12th-century Romanesque chapel situated on a rocky knoll around 2 km from the village of Eygalières.
The Chapelle Saint-Sixte was built in the 12th century on the site of an ancient sanctuary, close to a spring.
The porch, hermitage and walled garden date from the 17th century.
It stands on a rocky plateau, surrounded by cypress trees, creating a bucolic setting that makes it one of Provence's best-known images.
A weekly mass is celebrated here on Thursday mornings, from the first Thursday after Easter until All Saints' Day.
Every year, on the morning of Easter Tuesday, the people of Eygaliérois go on a ‘roumavage’ (pilgrimage) in honour of the Saint, from the parish church to the site of the chapel.
The porch, hermitage and walled garden date from the 17th century.
It stands on a rocky plateau, surrounded by cypress trees, creating a bucolic setting that makes it one of Provence's best-known images.
A weekly mass is celebrated here on Thursday mornings, from the first Thursday after Easter until All Saints' Day.
Every year, on the morning of Easter Tuesday, the people of Eygaliérois go on a ‘roumavage’ (pilgrimage) in honour of the Saint, from the parish church to the site of the chapel.
