THE BASILICA SAINTE-MADELEINE is open all year round. Free entrance. No visits during church services.

 

CHURCH SERVICES :

- Laudes at 7.am from tuesday to friday and at 8.am on saturday and sunday.

- Midday service at 12. 30 pm from tuesday to friday

- Vespers at 6. pm from tuesday to sunday (5.30 pm on saturday in winter)

- Mass at 6.30 pm from monday to friday and 12.30 on saturday

- Sunday Mass on saturday at 7. pm (6.30 pm in winter) and on sunday at 11 am

Church services are sung (polyphony in four voices) by the Monastic brotherhood of Jerusalem

The Saint Madeleine pilgrimage takes place annually on 22nd July.


* Guided visits of the BASILICA for groups (from 10 persons) In french, english, german and japanese

Duration 1 h : 3,20 € /person (free for accompanist and driver) - 2 € for students

Réservation : Service des visites de la Basilique (9.30 am to 12.am- 14.45.pm to 16.45 .pm - closed on sunday and monday)
Presbytère - 89450 VEZELAY
Phone : 03 86 33 39 50 -Fax : 03 86 33 36 93
basilique@vezelay.cef.fr  - http://vezelay.cef.fr
 


* Guided visits of the VILLAGE for groups in French, english.

Discover Vézelay through its lanes, it history,its anecdotes and finish the visit in an old cellar of XIIth

Duration 1 h 30 : 4 € /pers (from 15 pers)- less than 15 persons lump sum 60 €

Duration 1 h : 3 € /pers (from 20 pers) - less than 20 persons lump sum 60 €

Discover the village, the wine's history and finish your visit by a wine tasting of Vézelay's wine in a cellar dated from XIIth century.

Duration 1 h 30 : 5 €/pers (from 16 pers) - less than 16 persons lump sum 80 €

Informations and réservation : Association des Guides de Pays des Collines
Phone : 03 86 33 23 69 - Fax : 03 86 33 34 00
http://guidesdepays.free.fr

 

* Guided visits of the BASILICA and the VILLAGE for groups

In french, english, german,dutch, spanish and italian. Pedagogic visit for school.

Duration 2 h (Basilica 1 h + village 1h) : Group less than 30 pers : 115 € (contract) - from 31 pers till 50 pers: 2 € /person in addtion

Possibity visits half-day : 150 € - or a day : 260 € (group less than 30 p) + 2€/pers in addition
Extra charge on sunday and holiday.


Réservation : Association Guides de l'Yonne en Bourgogne
Phone : 03 86 41 50 30 Fax : 03 86 41 98 28
suivezleguide@wanadoo.fr  - www.guides89.org


* Guided visits of the BASILICA, VILLAGE , guided tour through surroundings (in french) All day or half day - Special theme visits: art, history, symbolism, writers from Vézelay…
Rate from 168 €(guided visit and estimate personalized on inquiry)

Réservation : M. Lorant HECQUET (conférencier professionnel)
Phone : 03 86 33 30 06 - Fax : 03 86 33 34 54
librairie.ordesetoiles@wanadoo.fr  - www.or-des-etoiles.com

* A prelude before discovering the Basilica (duration 1 h 15)

At the top of the hill, the Basilica of Vézelay offers itself to all as a big book of stone and light.
But Here we are, to look is not obvious... How to enter the secrets of so much harmony?
Pass by La Maison du Visiteur where guides will welcome you: by images, models, explanations, you will discover the know-how of the craftsmen and the monks-builders. You will so enter echo with the stone and the symbols. Then, it will be necessary time to leave because you will be ready! To visit or to rediscover this leader of opens of the humanity!
- Progress accompanied in the Basilica - educational Visits for school in French, English, Spanish


Reservation : Maison du Visiteur – place Guillon - 89450 Vézelay

Phone : 03 86 32 35 65 - Fax : 03 86 33 20 70
maison-du-visiteur@wanadoo.fr  -
www.vezelay-visiteur.com

* VEZELAY For small groups

Visit of the basilica and the village

Duration 1h : 65€ (til 12 pers) + 2€ /pers in addtion

Duration 2h : 80€ (till 15 pers) +3€/pers in addition

Réservation : Dominique Verrier-Compain (guide professionnelle régional et de Pays)

Tel/fax: 03 86 33 05 93

www.balades-malicieuses.comdoby-verrier.compain@wanadoo.fr

In july and august : guided visit of the village at
6. pm (duration 1 h30 )
On friday or/and saturday
 
 
Discover Vézelay throught its houses and its anecdotes,
finish your visit by a wine tasting of Vézelay's wine in a cellar dated from XIIth century.
meeting-point : Porte du Barle (down the village)
rate 5 € /person

Informations and reservation at the Tourism Office of Vézelay

For guided visit of the Basilica in july and august for individual persons

by a monk or a sister

- every day at 2. 30 pm (except on monday) and 11.am on thursday

by cultural guides CASA

- from 10.am to 12.am and from 3.pm to 5. pm

(except on thursday)

During the remain of the year, please contact the secretariat : 03 86 33 39 50

basilique@vezelay.cef.fr - http://vezelay.cef.fr

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