Eglise de Manthes

Construction: Romanesque, with a Benedictine chevet. The basilica has a 5-bay nave and side aisles. The central apse is illuminated by a 14th-century stained-glass window depicting the apostles Peter and Paul, the church's patrons, and the only early example of stained glass in the département. The apse was restored in 1936 and again in 1962. It also features a poignantly realistic 16th-century wooden Christ sculpture. The Romanesque bell tower, pierced by geminated windows and decorated...