Travel Poster Lisieux Calvados Normandy French Railways

Original vintage travel poster for Lisieux, titled "World Pilgrimage Centre". The painting featured is by artist Jean Ch. Contel in 1923. Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland. The religious city of Lisieux draws vast numbers of Catholic visitors. Liseux is often considered the second most important pilgrimage site in France, due to its 19th-century saint, Therese Martin. Liseux's 20th-century hillside basilica, is often compared to the basilica of Sacre-CÅ“ur de Montmartre in Paris. Published by the French National State Railway, and printed by Gaillac-Monrocq & Cie imp. Paris. Good condition, tears, pinholes, paper losses, creasing, folds, minor stains. Country of issue: France, designer: Ch. Contel, size (cm): 101x62, year of printing: 1923