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The chapel of Notre Dame de Beauvoir
The chapel of Notre Dame de Beauvoir can be
reached by following the footpath hugging the
tall rocky walls which dominate the spring.
This steep walk is lined by a way of the cross with its stations.
Each year, on the occasion of the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin,
on the 8th of September, the inhabitants of Moustiers
and its surrounding area gather together for a pilgrimage
and form a procession which winds all the way up to the chapel.
The first texts which record the presence
of the chapel date back to 1052.
Notre Dame De Beauvoir, a Romanesque aisleles building,
was subject to reconstruction at various time.
the building xas erected in an impressive environment,
which offers a magnificent view over the valley and the lake.
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