La Quête des Bâtisseurs 2 (c)Rocher Mistral

The builder’s quest

MAPPING VIDEO 360°

The builder’s quest

La quête des moines bâtisseurs en Provence

Under an imposing cathedral style stone vault, the Builders’ Quest is sure to make your eyes glaze over in front of a 360° video mapping. A journey of a thousand colours and shapes that takes you back to the year 1000 to the monks of Saint Victor’s Abbey in Marseille. A miracle of technology that allows a show of a rare beauty.

🎭 Mapping Video 360°

⏳ Duration : 20 minutes

Walkthrough show

🌼 Outside and 🏠 Inside

🧍‍♀️Stand up

☀ Show by day

With disabled access

🎧 Audioguides available in English and German

Les moines en pèlerinage. A l’orée de l’an mil, le royaume de France est à feu et à sang. Petits seigneurs et provinces, paysans et chevaliers, tous mènent une guerre incessante pour protéger leurs terres et leurs enfants ou étendre leur pouvoir. C’est au milieu de ce chaos que grandit Bénezet, fils de forgeron/paysan réduit à l’errance et à la misère sur les routes de Provence. Au fil des années, au gré de guerres et de périodes de paix, Bénezet assiste, impuissant, au spectacle tragique d’une Provence médiévale en plein désordre jusqu’à l’avènement salvateur de l’Abbaye Saint-Victor de Marseille. Envoyant ses moines bâtisseurs d’Arles à Aix-en-Provence en passant par Avignon, cet ordre devait dessiner la silhouette de la Provence et faire le salut d’humbles paysans comme Bénezet.

A pilgrimage in the Provence of the year 1000

In the medieval ruins of the castle of La Barben, meet Bénezet and discover an extraordinary life of battles, misfortunes and redemption. As a new millennium begins, plunge into medieval Provence, its upheavals and the golden century of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. Let us tell you the story of Provence in the Middle Ages, from the numerous battles led by the Count of Provence to the Truce of God imposed on the lords by King Robert II the Pious of France and the Church. Stone by stone, contemplate the unparalleled work of the monk-builders to bring peace to the south of France.

A journey to the time
of the monk builders

In the footsteps of Bénezet, a peasant with a sad youth and an unhoped-for salvation, discover a period of French and Provençal history that is often overlooked. By delving into the archives and manuscripts, Rocher Mistral invites you to relive the painful daily life of Provence in the year 1000 and to admire the unparalleled work of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. Thanks to a dazzling videomapping, contemplate the genius of these monks who gave the south of France a new face.