If Paris is not lacking in unusual outings, the rest of its region also reveals treasures that are well worth the detour. Today, we suggest you to go to the Val d'Oise to discover a unique church in Ile-de-France. Direction the commune of Haute-Isle.
It is here that you will see thechurch of the Annunciation, the only troglodyte church in Ile-de-France. This means that it was built right into the rock. In this case, thechurch of the Annunciation was excavated in a chalk cliff and only its bell tower is in masonry. This one gives us the impression to pierce the green hill which covers this church.
Listed as a Historic Monument since 1926, the origin of this unusual church goes back to the 17th century, no less! Four windows cut into the rock illuminate the interior where we find a barrel vaulted nave of 20 meters long by 20 wide and 8 high. Adjacent to its parish cemetery, this church dedicated to the Virgin of the Annunciation reveals a rough facade. The chalk rock in which it was built has remained as it is and offers us today this unusual and unseen landscape in the region!
Location
Church of the Annunciation in Haute-Isle
144 Route de la Vallée
95780 Haute Isle
Prices
Free
Official website
www.valdoise-tourisme.com
