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Discover Joncels

You want to spend a privileged moment outside of time, find a
rich and abundant nature, hear the song of birds, the murmur of
rivers, so come without hesitation in this beautiful country of mountains and
discovery of the village of Joncels classified as of higher interest, stage on the road to
Compostela.


In its medieval enclosure you will enter through the fortified south gate,
stroll in its alleys, find vestiges of past centuries. The
oriental door so characteristic with its long and thin keystones, will invite you to
enter the former enclosure of the convent buildings to reach the source
monks and discover the old abbey church with its fortified square apse
reinforced by corner blocks connected to each other by arcs
machicolation. In the western part, the remains of the 12th century cloister

will invite meditation.


Hikes will allow you to discover our town and
from its hamlets, on foot, on horseback, by bike, whatever matters here you will recharge your batteries.
The place for meditation saw the establishment of an Orthodox monastery in La
Dalmerie, the community of L'Arche in La Borie Noble and La Flayssière, the
Lerab Ling Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

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Tourist info point

An Info Tourism point is open in summer in July and August from:

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.


Free visits to the village and the church.

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

All year round you can contact us at the Town Hall,

if you wish to organize a visit for a group.

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