Looking for churches and other France adventures.
Posted in French Country Houses, Rental Houses We Have Known & Loved, Renting Your French Country House on Feb 22nd, 2008
NOTE: I have tons of photos from this expedition, but I will have to find them and scan them in — Apologies!
I want to tell the story on how our little group began renting in France 12 years ago. My friend Becky casually asked me if I would be interested in going to either [...]
Posted in Church Reports, Drome - Churches, Google Map - Drome Provencale on Feb 22nd, 2008
Last year I wrote a “Church Preview” on this beautiful church in Drome Provencale, but all the research in the world could not prepare one for the beauty of this church, perched overlooking the Rhone and on every side, exquisitely manicured gardens on terraces on many levels.
We arrived at the church and there were [...]
Posted in Church Reports, Drome - Churches on Feb 12th, 2008
The experience of of seeing a Romanesque ruin is very unique. The air of mystery surrounding the church is almost palpable. Contrary to what you might think, ruins are not that common. My guess would be once a church collapsed centuries ago, the stones might have been used for other construction.
Here are some [...]
Posted in Renting Your French Country House on Feb 8th, 2008
The answer is you can go almost anywhere in France. The number of churches there is staggering. We have generally traveled in June when there is more than a hint of the warm weather and bounty of the countryside, so we have often chosen locations in the south.
In Provence, we love the Vaucluse which is [...]
Posted in Drome - Churches on Feb 7th, 2008
Last year we visited Drome Provencale and Ardeche, but I did not post much after our return because I somehow ruined the memory card with all my photos. What a disaster! I could see the photos in the camera but my card reader would not recognize the “device”. My colleague [...]
Posted in Ardeche - Churches on Feb 3rd, 2008
After a bit of research, I was able to pinpoint this lovely Romanesque ensemble that we saw two years ago that I mentioned in yesterday’s post. The group is located in the village of Saint-Thomé. There is a wonderful website by the village of Saint-Thome at http://www.saint-thome.fr
The two churches, located in this charming [...]
Posted in Ardeche - Churches on Feb 2nd, 2008
This beautiful church below is accompanied by a small chapel less than 50 yards away. I took this photo 2 years ago and it’s a mystery only because I have not remembered the name of this dynamic duo of Romanesque landmarks.
What I do remember–the day was sunny, but cool. The type of day when [...]