Historic site and monument
The Devil of Bessans
Bessans
Description
73480 Bessans
Savoie (73)
Informations complémentaires
In 1857, there was a conflict between the parish priest and a cantor, Étienne Vincendet. The latter, who must have had a rebellious and facetious spirit, sculpted a devil carrying a priest in his arms and placed the object under the window of the religious. The priest brings the work back to the window of its creator. He starts again, and the merry-go-round continues until the sculptor, weary, abandons the game. The figurine remains on a corner of the window where a tourist notices it and buys it. An unusual business had just been born.
OuvertureAll year round, daily.
TarifsFree access.
Contact et accès Place du village73480 Bessans
Savoie (73)
Informations complémentaires
À proximité
Alexandre Nuttens
Karine Routin
HMVT/C. Royer
Pixabay
Petit Bonheur
Cyril Tosi
OT HMV
©La Bessannaise
La Bessannaise
J Valentin
Stéphanie Mélot
Services
Parking Espace Ludi’lacs
Bessans
Mountain restaurant
Vallonbrun refuge restaurant
Val-Cenis
Alpage du Vallon d’en Haut
Bessans
Tourism institutions
Bessans Information Desk
Bessans
Shops
Montagne Immobilier – Hire of bed linen
Bessans
Group gîte
Gîte d’étape Le Petit Bonheur – dormitory rooms
Bessans
Service providers
Cyril Tosi
Bessans
Sport
Lavesse’s path
Bessans
All inclusive
Activités nordiques et détente à Bessans
Bessans
Entertainment/recreation
Guinguette evening at La Bessannaise
Bessans
Classe de Neige Nordique à La Bessannaise
Bessans
Traditional cooking
La Lodze
Bessans
