{"id":10595,"date":"2023-11-23T19:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/la-basilique-saint-sernin\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:21:43","slug":"must-see-basilica-saint-sernin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/en\/unmissables\/must-see-basilica-saint-sernin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basilica of Saint-Sernin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the road to Santiago de Compostela<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Built in honour of Saint Saturnin (or Sernin), the first Bishop of Toulouse, it was constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries. Wander around the building and admire the elegant apse, staggered from the chapels to the octagonal bell tower, typical of Toulouse architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, 5 large vaulted naves converge on the choir and the gilded wood and marble canopy. Access the crypts and the Tour des Corps Saints, a treasure trove of relics testifying to the prestigious past of this pilgrimage church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A former stopover on the Pilgrim&#8217;s Way of St James, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/en\/what-to-see-and-do\/on-the-roads-to-santiago-de-compostela\/\">On the Way of St James<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69def06492e81&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/toulouse-saint-sernin.jpg\" alt=\"Visiter Toulouse, la basilique Saint-Sernin\" class=\"wp-image-6092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/toulouse-saint-sernin.jpg 867w, https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/toulouse-saint-sernin-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/toulouse-saint-sernin-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.toulouse-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/toulouse-saint-sernin-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La basilique Saint-Sernin \u00a9 R\u00e9mi Deligeon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern-pullquote has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This &#8220;Coral Flower&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toulouse singer Claude Nougaro paid a vibrant tribute to the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in his song &#8220;O Toulouse&#8221;:<br>&#8220;There&#8217;s a storm in the air and yet the church of Saint-Sernin lights up the evening like a coral flower that is watered by the sun&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Romanesque sculpture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The tympanum, the Mi\u00e8geville door, the capitals\u2026 the basilica&#8217;s decorative stone carvings are masterpieces of Romanesque sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mi\u00e8geville door owes its name to the fact that it opens onto a street that once ran through the middle of the town (mi\u00e8ja vila). Its Pyrenean marble tympanum depicts the Ascension of Christ, surrounded by angels and the twelve apostles, with two other figures at the base. 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