MANY SITES TO DISCOVER

Saint-Baudile church

Classified as a Monument of Historic Interest and typicaly Romanesque Provençal, built since the 12th century.
It is worth to be seen by the architecture lovers.

 

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The chapel of Pitié

17th century, built on the hill of the "Pieu", this site being at the origin of NOVES, is linked to the Plague Wish (on September the 1st 1721).
It is also a haven of peace and greenery.

 

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The chapel of the White Penitents

Built during the 14th century by the Pope Jean 22th, it became the local library in 1998 and proposes murals from the White Penitents.
In the 16th century, Laure de Noves get maried there.

 

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The ramparts

From the 12th and 14th centuries. A belfry and two gates still exist. It surrounded the old village and its townhalls from the 17th century, showing the differents grown up from Noves.

 

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The open-air theatre

At the foot of the hill name the Puech.
It proposes a unique theatre setting.

 

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The oratories and crosses

One of which is a listed monument.
In the neighbouring area, it will give you a nice destination to discover the countryside and its canals.

 

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The castle esplanade

Remains from the Pope's residence has been destroyed in 1611 by order of Henri the fourth.
It will give you a unique view of the village and the area.

 

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The discover walk

It invites you to discover the past of Noves with its various monuments and mansions. This circuit is lined with plaques that you will find you better.

 

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The Tarasque of Noves

The Tarasque of Noves was discovered in 1849 buried in the middle of the field of Joseph MEYNARD. It is a fantastic animal, a hybrid between the lion and the wolf. Antrophage the beast eventually to engulf a human body while his front paws rest on two men's heads.

 

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Hospital chapel

The first hospital appears in Noves in 1317 under Pope Jean XXII (the second Pope of Avignon). It was located in a house of "straight street".
Today, numbers 18 and 20 Rue Jean Moulin.
The administration is entrusted to the administrator of the alms for the poor of Avignon.

 

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