St. Martin's Basilica
Come and discover St. Martin's Basilica with frescoes from the end of the 12th and start of the 13th century and a crypt.
It is built on the foundations of a civil Roman basilica that houses a stone museum. Museum display
From 04/07 to 29/08 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm and between 2.30 pm and 6 pm.
Non-guided visit, go directly to the site.
From 1 September, self-guided tours are available subject to staff availability and on request. Appointment at the Tourist Office.
Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm.
Non-guided visit, go directly to the site.
From 1 September, self-guided tours are available subject to staff availability and on request. Appointment at the Tourist Office.
Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm.
11th-century basilica with crypt and frescoes, remains of the choir of an earlier church. Gallo-Roman room, Latin inscriptions.
Museum area
The Romans were jealous of this valley, well situated on the road linking Milan to Vienne (France). They envied the microclimate, and were already talking about the pretty little red cows (the tarine or tarentaise breed), whose milk made such a good cheese: caesum vatusicum, the ancestor of tomme. Clever strategists, they subdued the Gallic-Ceutrons around 21 BC, and made Aime la Plagne, under the name of Axima, the capital of the province of Alpes Graies, which covered part of present-day Savoie and Haute Savoie.
In addition to objects in the Pierre Borrione Museum, the foundations of a Roman edifice remain from this period. Destroyed by a flood on the Ormente, the first Christians built a church on these ruins. Destroyed by fire, the builders of the year 1000 erected on the same site a jewel of Savoy Romanesque art: L'Eglise du Prieuré Saint Martin. Listed as a historic monument since 1875, it has not been a place of worship for several centuries.
SUMMER
July 4 to August 29 (building open, visit site)
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Sunday and Monday
Single admission charge: 4€. (Free -16 and +65yo)
OFF SUMMER SEASON
Guided tours by prior appointment only.
Museum area
The Romans were jealous of this valley, well situated on the road linking Milan to Vienne (France). They envied the microclimate, and were already talking about the pretty little red cows (the tarine or tarentaise breed), whose milk made such a good cheese: caesum vatusicum, the ancestor of tomme. Clever strategists, they subdued the Gallic-Ceutrons around 21 BC, and made Aime la Plagne, under the name of Axima, the capital of the province of Alpes Graies, which covered part of present-day Savoie and Haute Savoie.
In addition to objects in the Pierre Borrione Museum, the foundations of a Roman edifice remain from this period. Destroyed by a flood on the Ormente, the first Christians built a church on these ruins. Destroyed by fire, the builders of the year 1000 erected on the same site a jewel of Savoy Romanesque art: L'Eglise du Prieuré Saint Martin. Listed as a historic monument since 1875, it has not been a place of worship for several centuries.
SUMMER
July 4 to August 29 (building open, visit site)
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Sunday and Monday
Single admission charge: 4€. (Free -16 and +65yo)
OFF SUMMER SEASON
Guided tours by prior appointment only.
Prices
Tarifs en vigueur du 04/07/2026 au 29/08/2026
Offre
Tarif
Full price
4€
Informations complémentaires
Pass’Partout ticket basilica & museum 6€
Accepted payment methods
Bank/credit card
Check
Travellers Cheque
Cash
Location
Avenue de Tarentaise Aime
73210 Aime-la-Plagne
How to get there
73210 Aime-la-Plagne
700m
La Plagne Vallée
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