Very elegant, ancient and silent small streets (Pays de Belves/FR)
Very elegant, ancient and silent small streets.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #achitecture #castrum #history - #PaysdeBelvès #Belves #FR at #MedievalCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
Very elegant, ancient and silent small streets in the Castrum area of Pays de Belvés. A very nice detail about this area is that you can't see any modern elements, it gives a view of timeless beauty. An excellent area for a nice walk.
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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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Very elegant, ancient and silent small streets (Pays de Belves/FR)
Very elegant, ancient and silent small streets.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #achitecture #castrum #history - #PaysdeBelvès #Belves #FR at #MedievalCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
Very elegant, ancient and silent small streets in the Castrum area of Pays de Belvés. A very nice detail about this area is that you can't see any modern elements, it gives a view of timeless beauty. An excellent area for a nice walk.
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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