Verdelais Basilica

A famous shrine in Aquitaine, the Verdelais Basilica, built in the 17th and 19th centuries, has the distinction of housing in its Baroque choir a miraculous polychrome wooden statue of Our Lady of Verdelais, dating from the 14th century. The building also contains a large number of votive offerings in thanks for miracles performed, as well as stained glass windows depicting historical scenes of the sanctuary. Coming out of the basilica, be sure to look up at the bell tower topped by an imposing statue of the Virgin in gilded copper!

In Verdelais, you can also visit the Museum of Religious Art, located in the former Celestine monastery, which displays painted votive offerings dedicated to Our Lady of Verdelais, model boats, cloaks of the Virgin and Child, as well as sacred gold and silver pieces, and liturgical vestments.

Within Verdelais cemetery, close to the Basilica, lies the tomb of the famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec...