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Douce France
Cher pays de mon enfance
Bercée de tendre insouciance
Je t'ai gardée dans mon coeur!
(Charles Trenet)
This is the most important region of France outside of Paris (which really doesn't represent France). One of the annual tourist attractions is a "mediaeval itinerance" (is that an English word?). This is a mediaeval fair which does the rounds of some of the mediaeval towns and villages for a weekend each. In 2011 the season ended up at Issigeac. The central theme was mediaeval games, putting children at its heart.
Rather than show the architecture of this beautiful village southwest of Bergerac,this set concentrates on people - candid shots of men, women, girls, boys, and even babies.
A steaming hot cup of hot chocolate in a beautiful little cafe in the square at Issigeac, France.
April 2014
Melons
This is the most important region of France for tourism outside of Paris (which really doesn't represent France). One of the annual tourist attractions is a "mediaeval itinerance" (is that an English word?). This is a mediaeval fair which does the rounds of some of the mediaeval towns and villages for a weekend each. In 2011 the season ended up at Issigeac. The central theme was mediaeval games, putting children at its heart.
Rather than show the architecture of this beautiful village southwest of Bergerac,this set concentrates on people - candid shots of men, women, girls, boys, and even babies.
This is the most important region of France for tourism outside of Paris (which really doesn't represent France). One of the annual tourist attractions is a "mediaeval itinerance" (is that an English word?). This is a mediaeval fair which does the rounds of some of the mediaeval towns and villages for a weekend each. In 2011 the season ended up at Issigeac. The central theme was mediaeval games, putting children at its heart.
Rather than show the architecture of this beautiful village southwest of Bergerac,this set concentrates on people - candid shots of men, women, girls, boys, and even babies.
Issigeac, aux confins de la Dordogne et du Lot-et-Garonne, est une cité médiévale qui fait l’exception au milieu de toutes les bastides avoisinantes, fondées au XIIIe siècle.
Au cœur de son ancienne enceinte circulaire où les ruelles s’enroulent comme un escargot, on découvre un village de caractère où les ruelles, venelles ressuscitent le passé.
Un village avec beaucoup d’histoire.
Le village d’Issigeac est beaucoup plus ancien car il a succédé à une villa gallo-romaine (fin du IIIe et Ive siècles) puis à un monastère. L’abbé du monastère était le seigneur d’Issigeac possédant pouvoir spirituel et pouvoir temporel. Une assemblée de prud’hommes et un bailli représentaient les habitants du bourg.
Issigeac était un bourg à coutume. La coutume définissait les droits et les devoirs des habitants. C’était donc la loi. La coutume, d’abord orale, transcrite en 1298 sous l’abbé Barrière, est à la Bibliothèque Nationale dans les fonds Péri-gord.
En 1317 le pape créa l’évêché de Sarlat dont dépendait Issigeac. Les évêques de Sarlat sollicitèrent du pape la seigneurie d’Issigeac, qui leur fut accordée. Ce fut la disparition de l’abbaye.
Malgré ses importants remparts le bourg fut détruit, deux fois. Une première fois en 1300 par le Seigneur de Bergerac, Renaud de Pons. Une seconde fois en 1437 par les Soudards de Charles VII, commandés par Rodriguez de Villandrando.
L’église et le village seront reconstruits, et si les bases des maisons de pierre sont du XIIIe siècle les parties supérieures sont du XVe.
Issigeac (24560 - Dordogne - France) Sunday 12 June 2011. Hasselblad SWC (without lens hood), Sekonic L 508.
Kodak T-Max 100 developped in a 50/50 mix of Tetenal Ultrafin Plus (1+5.5) and T-Max (1+4) 10mn at 21°C. Scanned on Epson V700 with Epson software (I'm not happy with the scan, I'm not good at this)
This is the most important region of France for tourism outside of Paris (which really doesn't represent France). One of the annual tourist attractions is a "mediaeval itinerance" (is that an English word?). This is a mediaeval fair which does the rounds of some of the mediaeval towns and villages for a weekend each. In 2011 the season ended up at Issigeac. The central theme was mediaeval games, putting children at its heart.
Rather than show the architecture of this beautiful village southwest of Bergerac, this set concentrates on people - candid shots of men, women, girls, boys, and even babies.