The church of Saint Peter is a Romanesque church first mentioned in 1020. In the 14th century, a Gothic reconstruction was carried out. The façade was built in 1578, with a large porthole that gives light to the entire nave. During the Spanish Civil War, the church suffered considerable destruction and had to be rebuilt between 1941 and 1948. It was in this church that Salvador Dalí was baptised and received his First Communion, and where his funeral took place.
Santa Maria de Cadaqués is first mentioned at the end of the 13th century. The present church, consecrated in 1642, is a reconstruction of the old church which had been burnt down by pirate raids as early as 1444 and 1548. The nave closest to the entrance dates from the 17th century and the Fonda Capella, on the left wall, dates from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Overlooking the plain of Roussillon, the Chapel Saint-Jérôme (Xth century) is located near the hermitage Notre-Dame-de-Vie of Argelès. This tiny pre-Romanesque (Carolingian) chapel is composed of a rectangular nave ending in a cul-de-four apse. The west facade is topped by a bell tower with a single arch. It is frequented by walkers and pilgrims who appreciate the calm that the church radiates, and they traditionally deposit small papers carrying their prayers.
The parish church of Saint-Saturnin was built in Romanesque style in the twelfth century, on the outskirts of Montesquieu-des-Albères, in Occitania. This building is a typical example of the Romanesque architecture of Roussillon at the beginning of the 12th century: the balance of low volume and the sobriety of the architecture is enhanced by some ornamental details such as the Lombard decoration of the chevet or the portal, added later. The bell tower is massive, yet its openings give the building a spacious feeling.
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