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St James's Church, Illiers-Combray

Illiers-Combray

Marcel Proust spent hours here watching light play across the boat-shaped timber roof. The real showstopper is inside: a 15th-century Gothic church with vividly painted wooden vaults that'll have you craning your neck upward.

Gothic architecture
Literary pilgrimage
Painted wooden ceilings
Romanesque remnants

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🏛️rebuilt in 15th century after Hundred Years War
✨"the ceiling was my favorite part of the church"

St James's Church, Illiers-Combray

4 Pl. de l'Église, 28120 Illiers-Combray, France