Le Grand Voyage et Calvaire des Récollets

The Way of the Cross known as the "Great Journey" and the Cemetery-Calvary of the Recollets, which marks the end of it, is a unique monument.

Listed as a Historic Monument, it comprises 21 stations scattered around the historic center and 19 stations on the calvary site.

The calvary was founded in 1516 by Romanet Boffin, a Roman merchant, in imitation of the one in Fribourg, Switzerland.
A place of pilgrimage, it was intended to replace the pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Holy Land, which had become very costly and difficult as a result of the Turkish Conquest.

Numerous Stations of the Cross were built in Europe between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th centuries. From the outset, the Romans Pilgrimage was a great success.
The Stations of the Cross and the Calvary have undergone many vicissitudes. Today, it remains a Living Heritage §.
Every year on Good Friday, several hundred people make the Grand Voyage.

Above all, it is a remarkable monument that the town is committed to restoring and enhancing. The celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Stations of the Cross in 2016 was an opportunity to raise its profile. At the same time, a major restoration campaign was launched in 2016.

The work was completed in June 2017, and it is now possible to visit the calvary site with guided tours organized by the Pays d'Art et d'Histoire department!

Are you an early riser? Join the faithful pilgrims who gather every Good Friday morning to make the "Great Journey" before their day's work...