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An excellent walk is the more historical upper town of La Roque-Gageac. A great viewpoint to see the river Dordogne and to find ancient buildings like this one, named Le Manoir de Tarde. A small tower and house overgrown like in a fairytale.
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La Roque-Gageac - Architecture
La Roque-Gageac - a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Perched above the Dordogne river, below a huge cliff. The village is a member of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France, association.
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Place de Cornieres - medieval centre (est.+/-1250). A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants - Monpazier/FR
Saint-Matthieu avec 2 T, dixit le site de "l'association des amis du vieux village d'Oingt" et celui de la fondation du patrimoine.
Eglise Saint-Matthieu d'Oingt
Au XIIIe siècle l'ancien logis seigneurial devient l'église paroissiale dédiée aux habitants de la ville fermée d'Oingt. Elle est agrandie de la chapelle de la Vierge après 1383. Foudroyé le 16 juin 1757, le clocher est rebâti dans l'angle N.O. Elle est complétée au XVIIIe par un escalier et un porche, puis en 1883 par une prolongation à l'ouest. Les vitraux datent du XIXe siècle. Venez visiter cette église atypique.
Randonnée pédestre , Km 13 D+ 380 m
Une balade pour aller visiter l'un des "plus beaux villages de France" , Heureusement qu'il y avait une belle marche avec de superbes paysages, parce-que la Chartreuse, ça ne vaut pas un déplacement spécifique ....
It's always nice to see all the facade variations. A balcony, door, windows, shutters, in various states of maintenancto find the same versions or designs in a row.
Photo: Doors, balcony and windows - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #architecture #design at #22RueSaintJacques in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier:
Monpazier - a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in 800 years, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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City townhall garden. A garden with a very nice view along the river banks. The garden is being maintained by a group of volunteers.
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Limeuil - Townhall
The village of Limeuil, located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers historically both commercially and strategically on the highways of trade. This region was primarily a wine-producing area for subsequent delivery downstream to Bordeaux, on large, flat-bottomed "gabarres". Nowadays a very nice historical village and on the list of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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One of the very nice restaurants in Monpazier. The menu attracts many local residents, a good sign for a very set of meals in local recipies.
Photo: A Bastide Menu - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #facade - #urban #restaurant #LaBastide / #Culinair at #RestaurantDeLaBastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Culinair
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Small passages lead to the narrow medieval alleys in the village of Monpazier. In history it's where they used to trade live stock like pigs, sheep, ducks, cows and chickens. Nowadays only historie remains, still a nice alley to discover.
Photo: Narrow medieval stock market alley - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #passage #alley #stockmarket - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Bastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2015, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 730 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Long and narrow historical alleys - some of the alleys date back to the 12th century. Mostly used to sell sheep and goats in this medieval town - Monpazier/FR
Historical village architecture, most of the houses date back many years ago, some even from medieval times. None of the buildings are modern build.
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Limeuil - located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers. Historically both commercially and strategically on the highways of trade. This region: was primarily a wine-producing area for subsequent delivery downstream to Bordeaux, on large, flat-bottomed "gabarres". A very nice historical village and on the list of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" most beautifull small villages.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil
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A more than 700 years old church. Part of this village is builld in order of the King of England by Pierre de Gontaut, Lord Baron of Biron.
Photo: Eglise St.Dominique (Est. 1300) - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #chapel - #church #interior / #History at #EgliseStDominique in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2015, Eglise St.Dominique (Est. 1300) after 715 years in history. The year 2050 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: History
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Place de Cornieres - medieval centre (est.+/-1250). A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants - Monpazier/FR
Monument historique Eléments protégés : Tour du XVe siècle : inscription par arrêté du 14 octobre 1937
Périodes de construction : XVe siècle
Plus de 200 crèches originales sont présentées derrière les fenêtres, les vitrines, dans l’église et dans des endroits insolites. A découvrir en famille.
Tout le village est décoré, jusqu’en haut du Donjon, de guirlandes lumineuses, de boules de Noël, de sapins, de nouvelles silhouettes … etc…, pour le plaisir des petits, mais aussi des grands, la Magie de Noël est au rendez-vous.
Randonnée pédestre , Km 13 D+ 380 m
Une balade pour aller visiter l'un des "plus beaux villages de France" , Heureusement qu'il y avait une belle marche avec de superbes paysages, parce-que la Chartreuse, ça ne vaut pas un déplacement spécifique ....
Promenade en aller-retour au fil d'un sentier découverte (la balade est rythmée par les panneaux didactiques sur la faune et, principalement, la flore du territoire) dont le point de retour de cette petite rando très abordable, le belvédère de Tréguier, vous offrira un superbe point de vue sur le lac de Sainte-Croix et sur le canyon du Val d'Angouire (un petit affluent du Verdon).
Medieval city gate at he village remparts, it's one of the three gates part of this bastion. In history there used to be six of these gates.
Photo: Medieval city gate and remparts - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #ramparts #gate - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Remparts in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2023, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 738 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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A terrace like in a summer dream.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #terrace #shutter - #LPBVF / #Architecture in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
The uppertown of La Roque-Gageac is a very nice walk, it's like summer lives here. Excellent walk to discover the beauty of these nice small villages of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France like La Roque-Gageac.
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La Roque-Gageac - This village is one of the most famous villages in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. La Roque-Gageac, perched above the Dordogne river, below a huge limestone cliff since the 12th century. The village is a member of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" association, indeed one of the most beautiful villages of France.
Eglise St.Dominique (Est. 1300), statue. Part of this village builld in order of the King of England by Pierre de Gontaut, Lord Baron Biron - Monpazier/FR
Historical silent streets. It's a very nice walk in this old French village with many silent streets, some houses are very old and mostly stiil inhabited. The streets breath so much of history, some decennia, most of all some ages in time.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Architecture
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #street #facade #Architecture in #Monflanquin #France
Historical silent streets. It's a very nice walk in this old French village with many silent streets, some houses are very old and mostly stiil inhabited. The streets breath so much of history, some decennia, most of all some ages in time.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Architecture
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #street #facade #Architecture in #Monflanquin #France
Everyone chooses a place to live, a place that suits the resident. In architecture, it is valuable for each residential location to have the opportunity to give it its own unique identity. The variety of facades with doors, windows, balconies, gardens and more gives every house its own appearance. Together this forms a map of the community that is recognizable to everyone.
In modern architecture with sleek, especially repetitive housings, everyone seems equal. But the community then loses color, the unique character of the residents is then almost invisible. Residents express this indoors, which is rarely visible to everyone. It creates a multitude of closedness in a place where we should be able to live together happily and healthily.
Photo: Diversity in architecture - key to healthy communities - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #facade - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Bastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2017, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 732 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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La chapelle Saint-François de Paule et son ancien cimetière attenant sont des lieux chargés d’histoire à Bormes les Mimosas. L’histoire de la chapelle remonte à l’époque du roi Louis XI, qui, se sentant proche de la fin de sa vie en 1483, a fait appel à un moine italien renommé : François de Paule. Le religieux et ses compagnons ont traversé la mer agitée pour se rendre en France, mais ont été confrontés à la fermeture des ports en raison de l’épidémie de peste qui sévissait dans le pays. Saint-François de Paule trouve refuge et hospitalité dans le village de Bormes. En reconnaissance de ces moments de repos bienvenus, il promet de protéger le village contre l’épidémie. En 1519, après sa canonisation, les habitants de Bormes lui firent construire une chapelle.
Church Église Saint-André (Est.1250) ceiling. Church with some fortified walls and a small tower. Some elements of this church have been added through the centuries. Most special is that it looks like time is standing still here.
Photo July 2017, Église Saint-André (1250) after 767 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Église Saint-André
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #ÉgliseSaint-André #monument #church in #Monflanquin #France
Medieval gate - this little village, founded around 1250, time has changed just a little (Monpazier/FR)
Saint-Matthieu avec 2 T, dixit le site de "l'association des amis du vieux village d'Oingt" et celui de la fondation du patrimoine.
Eglise Saint-Matthieu d'Oingt
Au XIIIe siècle l'ancien logis seigneurial devient l'église paroissiale dédiée aux habitants de la ville fermée d'Oingt. Elle est agrandie de la chapelle de la Vierge après 1383. Foudroyé le 16 juin 1757, le clocher est rebâti dans l'angle N.O. Elle est complétée au XVIIIe par un escalier et un porche, puis en 1883 par une prolongation à l'ouest. Les vitraux datent du XIXe siècle. Venez visiter cette église atypique.
One of the very nice restaurants in Monpazier. The menu attracts many local residents, a good sign for a very set of meals in local recipies.
Photo: A Bastide Menu - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #wandering - #urban #restaurant #LaBastide / #Culinair at #RestaurantDeLaBastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Culinair
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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The French flag is a clear sign, it must be the village town hall. A simple building but adequate for this kind of village.
Photo: Marie - Town hall - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #Marie #townhall - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Bastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Church Église Saint-André (Est.1250) ceiling. Church with some fortified walls and a small tower. Some elements of this church have been added through the centuries. Most special is that it looks like time is standing still here.
Photo July 2017, Église Saint-André (1250) after 767 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Église Saint-André
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #ÉgliseSaint-André #monument #church in #Monflanquin #France
A 16th-century covered market at the Place de Cornieres. It's very nice to see how it's constructed with lot of wooden beams, a heavy roof and without any wall surrounding.
Inside three antique grain measures used for trade. The location still has an important role for commerce and trade, most of these covered markets are still in use today.
Photo: French covered Market (16th century) - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #marketplace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #CoveredMarket in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2020, Covered market (Est. 16th-century) after +/-470 years in history. The year 2050 marks 500 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Construite sur les plans et devis des Sieurs Lambertin et Astaud d’Avignon, elle est dédiée à Saint Firmin, évêque d’Uzès, mort en 552.
Comme en témoigne l’inscription au fronton de l’église, l’achèvement de sa construction date de 1755.
Les décors peints ont été réalisés lors de deux grandes campagnes : l’une au XVIIIe siècle, en 1755, et l’autre au XIXe siècle, à partir de 1839 sous l’influence du chanoine Isnard qui va marquer les quarante années de son ministère par sa forte personnalité, sa volonté de pastoralisme et son attachement à Rome en lançant une ambitieuse campagne décorative de l’église avec des peintures à l’huile et l’acquisition d’un riche mobilier et de linge ecclésiastiques.
Top of the hill. Top of the hill, church, village centre and a steap walk.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #Monflanquin #Architecture in #Monflanquin #France
Historical silent streets. It's a very nice walk in this old French village with many silent streets, some houses are very old and mostly stiil inhabited. The streets breath so much of history, some decennia, most of all some ages in time.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Architecture
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #street #facade #Architecture in #Monflanquin #France
Montsoreau est situé en bord de Loire, entre Saumur et Chinon. Ce village emblématique de l'Anjou s'étend autour d'un château majestueux, construit dans le lit du fleuve royal. Ruelles fleuries, troglodytes et rives du fleuve, bienvenue dans l'un des « Plus Beaux Villages de France ».
Montsoreau est situé en bord de Loire, entre Saumur et Chinon. Ce village emblématique de l'Anjou s'étend autour d'un château majestueux, construit dans le lit du fleuve royal. Ruelles fleuries, troglodytes et rives du fleuve, bienvenue dans l'un des « Plus Beaux Villages de France ».
Monument historique
Eléments protégés : Château : classement par liste de 1862 ; Chapelle (restes) : inscription par arrêté du 3 décembre 1930 ; Palais de la Sénéchaussée compris dans l'ancienne enceinte du château : inscription par arrêté du 6 octobre 1938
The hatshop "Two Cats" is one of the nice little shops in this old medieval town, most of the shops are a beauty to see, filled with all sorts of goods and some with souvenirs.
Photo: Hatshop at the Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #arcade #hatshop - #urban #LPBVF #shop / #Shopping at #TwoCats in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2022, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 737 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Shopping
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Church Église Saint-André (Est.1250) ceiling. Church with some fortified walls and a small tower. Some elements of this church have been added through the centuries. Most special is that it looks like time is standing still here.
Photo July 2017, Église Saint-André (1250) after 767 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Église Saint-André
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #ÉgliseSaint-André #monument #church in #Monflanquin #France
A few chairs and a table. Worn out but every year still there. It's a common view in many French villages, people are used to take a seat outside in many months of the year.
It's one of those excellent places to sit and enjoy this medieval town. It looks a bit worn out but that's because of frequent use, a French custom. Imagine, just add a nice French coffee, a crispy Croissant and the local newspaper. It's one of those many healthy moments of peace in the outdoors.
Over the years, not much has really changed in this corner, at most the grape stump with fresh green leaves in early spring and to see how the grape bunches mature during the summer and autumn. Who wouldn't want to have their own terrace like this, and the time and opportunity to use it almost the whole year round.
Photo: Watching the seasons go by - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #terrace #outdoors - #urban #weather #climate / #UrbanPhotography at #MedievalCenter in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2023, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 738 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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A 16th-century covered market at the Place de Cornieres. It's very nice to see how it's constructed with lot of wooden beams, a heavy roof and without any wall surrounding.
Inside three antique grain measures used for trade. The location still has an important role for commerce and trade, most of these covered markets are still in use today.
Photo: French covered Market (16th century) - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #marketplace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #CoveredMarket in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2020, Covered market (Est. 16th-century) after +/-470 years in history. The year 2050 marks 500 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Historical silent streets. It's a very nice walk in this old French village with many silent streets, some houses are very old and mostly stiil inhabited. The streets breath so much of history, some decennia, most of all some ages in time.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Architecture
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #street #facade #Architecture in #Monflanquin #France
Cave a Vins and Produit Regionaux, shops that sell local produced products.There's enough reason for the French to be proud of their products, some are world famous. That makes it always nice to walk in the various streets of any village. In this village without the many tourists, but still busy just enough.
Photo: Taste France with the Produit Regionaux - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #wandering - #urban #LPBVF #shop / #Shopping at #Centre in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Shopping
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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L'église est dédiée à saint Martin de Tours.
Monument historique
Eléments protégés : Eglise : classement par arrêté du 29 janvier 1902
Historique : Peintures murales de la fin du XIVe siècle sur le cul-de-four, représentant Saint-Michel, le paradis et l'enfer.
Périodes de construction :XIe siècle, XIIe siècle, 3e quart XIXe siècle