Looking for churches and other France adventures.
Posted in Drome - Churches on Apr 12th, 2007
Coming soon! Stay tuned for this medieval perched village that has some very interesting features–details to come this weekend:
Templar tower!
Pilgrimage spot!
11th century church!
13th century Templar chapel!
Roman roads
and more–
This town is about 5 miles from our rental house.
Posted in Drome - Churches, Google Map - Drome Provencale on Apr 9th, 2007
St Restitut is about 2 miles from our rental house and will probably be the all-important “bread stop” and walking destination. There are two churches there, one Romanesque and the other is a funny little mushroom of a Gothic chapel that will be profiled later.
Here’s the pertinent info on the Eglise de St Restitut:
The [...]
Posted in French Country Houses on Apr 8th, 2007
This year (2007), the 11th one for our group traveling to France, we will be spending a week in Drome Provencale, just north of Mont Ventoux and the Vaucluse. From our enchanting house rental, the Grange du Kaolin, we will venture out to seek out the nearby Romanesque gems. After a week at this location, [...]
Posted in Church Previews, Drome - Churches on Apr 7th, 2007
The churches in our immediate area close to our house are below. Click the map icon to see them on a Google map. For the St Restitut churches and St Paul Cathedrale, double clicking to center the map on the marker and then using the controls in satellite view to zoom in will [...]
Posted in Church Previews on Apr 7th, 2007
This blog is devoted to the search for Romanesque churches, primarily in France. It’s hard to explain why these thousand-year-old buildings are so compelling, but even the fact that they have stood guard over the countryside for so many years, while all around the daily life has continued is a source of wonder.
A small group [...]