Looking for churches and other France adventures.
Posted in Ardeche - Churches, Church Previews on Apr 5th, 2008
Southwest of our location in Ardeche is Les Vans, a village at the center of a region with some quite interesting churches. Here is where the land becomes mountain and valley. The gem of this region of interesting churches is Thines, whose magnificent Romanesque church is considered to combine perfectly the elements [...]
Posted in Ardeche - Churches, Church Previews on Mar 31st, 2008
I’ve been trying to find some photos on the web of churches in Ardeche within driving distance and it’s quite difficult. Many of the communes only have rudimentary sites listing services and not much on their fabulous Romanesque landmarks.
St Martin’s is a Romanesque era church and Benedictine priory that was rebuilt in the 19th century. [...]
Posted in Church Previews, Drome - Churches on May 18th, 2007
Aleyrac seems to be a truly magical place. It became a ruin
wayback in 1389 but still possesses many notable features
and is located in a wild and beautiful site.
The western facade with its three windows surmounted by a bell tower.
The pentagonal apse.
Interior ornamentation of the nave and the cornices.
Under the first span of the nave spouts [...]
Posted in Church Previews, Drome - Churches on May 16th, 2007
All I can say is ‘Wow!’
Just found this photo and I’ll need to get some more information, but it is sure interesting. More later.
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 [...]