Breathtaking French village Castrum panorama (Pays de Belves/FR)
Breathtaking French village Castrum panorama.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #panorama - #urban #medieval #village #LPBVF / #Landscape at #Castrum in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
The Castrum area is huge when seen from a nearby location accross the valley. With lots of colorful historic buildings and the many rooftops on top of a hill. Indeed another strategic location and position in the Dodogne region.
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Pays de Belves - Pays-de-Belvès, previous name Belvès, fortified in the Middle Ages because of its strategic position and came to be known as the "Pope’s city" as it was under Clement V protection. Belvès still bears witness to a tormented past with fortified walls, a castrum (fortified camp), an 11th century auditeur’s tower, 14th-15th century castle and belfry, city hall tower, covered market, hotel with a Renaissance façade and even some ancient troglodyte dwellings. It has been designated as one of the prettiest towns in France with impressive panoramic views on top of a hill, enough reason to be member of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
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Breathtaking French village Castrum panorama (Pays de Belves/FR)
Breathtaking French village Castrum panorama.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #panorama - #urban #medieval #village #LPBVF / #Landscape at #Castrum in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
The Castrum area is huge when seen from a nearby location accross the valley. With lots of colorful historic buildings and the many rooftops on top of a hill. Indeed another strategic location and position in the Dodogne region.
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Pays de Belves - Pays-de-Belvès, previous name Belvès, fortified in the Middle Ages because of its strategic position and came to be known as the "Pope’s city" as it was under Clement V protection. Belvès still bears witness to a tormented past with fortified walls, a castrum (fortified camp), an 11th century auditeur’s tower, 14th-15th century castle and belfry, city hall tower, covered market, hotel with a Renaissance façade and even some ancient troglodyte dwellings. It has been designated as one of the prettiest towns in France with impressive panoramic views on top of a hill, enough reason to be member of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
Published at - Flickr