The Commanderie Templière et hospitalière du Larzac, located in Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, one of the best preserved in France, bears witness to 600 years of continuous presence of religious and military orders in the West.
A little history...
The Knights Templar and the Hospitallers are two orders created in the 12th century which have left their mark on the city of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon as well as on the Middle Ages in the East and in the West.
Protectors of pilgrims and defenders of the Holy Land, the Knights Templar arrived on the land of the Larzac plateau, where they built their first monument, the Commandery, located today in the heart of the medieval village of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon. They developed an intense agricultural activity to supply the pilgrims in the Holy Land, making the Commandery the richest in the South of France.
"Larzac, land of knights", a spectacular dive into the history of the Templars...
The Commandery of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon offers to the public an immersive and
immersive and poetic journey into the history of the Knights Templar and the Hospitallers. The audience can now enjoy without limit the power of Bruno Seillier's film, "Larzac, terre de chevaliers", launched in 2021 in the midst of a health crisis and which traces 800 years of history of the commandery.
The presentation to the public, offered in optimal conditions, is an innovative attraction based on an original scenography.
The knights' dormitory hosts two screens - a traditional background screen lined with a panel of tulle -, an enveloping sound system and changing lights worked for an immersive experience, in respect of the architecture of the place. The installation produces "effects of reliefs, soft or spectacular transitions to take people on an immense poetic journey and action" comments Bruno Seillier.
The historical reconstructions shot by the Compagnie des Indes in different emblematic places of Larzac are mixed with archival images and computer graphics.
For 25 minutes, the spectators, in groups of 50, are plunged into the heart of the history of the only Templar commandery in the Rouergue, now the Aveyron department.
Also to be seen in this beautiful medieval village, its ramparts, the 17th century fountain, emblem of the city and the church.
"Larzac, land of knights
Duration : 25 minutes
Director and artistic director: Bruno Seillier
Production : Compagnie des Indes
Music : Thierry Malet
French voices : Bernard Lanneau and Céline Duhamel
Installation : Novelty
Project financed by the City of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon, the Department of Aveyron, the Occitanie Region and Europe (Leader fund).
Templar and hospitable Commandery of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon
Place de la Fontaine
12230 Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon
Tel : 06 48 39 23 55 and 05 65 62 79 98
sainte-eulalie@templiers-larzac.com
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