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Enjoy Fifty Shades of Green under a Banana tree, they are free to watch and it's less complicated than when in grey.
Photo: Better enjoy Fifty Shades of Green - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #leaf #bananatree - #garden #botanicalgarden #arboretum / #NaturePhotography at #BambousaiedelaRoqueGageac in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
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La Roque-Gageac: Nature Photography
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.
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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 D7200) / #passage #alley #stockmarket - #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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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 traces of trade - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #marketplace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #CoveredMarket in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2022, Covered market (Est. 16th-century) after +/-472 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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Chapelle Notre Dame de l'Aubépine d'AINHOA (Arantzazuko Ama Birjinaren kapera)
Chapelle d'Aranzazu depuis le Col de Pinodieta
La chapelle d'Ainhoa dédiée à Notre-Dame a été édifiée sur le flanc de la montagne Atsulai à 389 m d'altitude. En contrebas de la chapelle, une petite grotte a été reconstituée. La statue de la Sainte Vierge y domine une source près de laquelle Marie serait apparue dans un buisson d'aubépines à un berger qui se serait écrié : "aranza zu" soit "vous dans un buisson d'aubépine !".
Timeless village facades. Wandering in the silent small streets of Limeuil surrounded by only old, medieval even older houses. It's a steap walk up-hill that leads to an excellent panorama to enjoy the surrounding landscape and rivers. It's like the village didn't change at all, the many traces in architecture show a long history back in time.
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Limeuil - Architecture
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.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #house #Architecture #LPBVF in #Limeuil #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
It's always nice to see all the facade variations. A balcony, door, windows, shutters, in various states of maintenance, decorated with roses and grapes.
Photo: Grapes collecting summer - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #facade #grapes - #urban #LPBVF / #Nature at #MedievalCentre in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Nature
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 traces of trade - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #marketplace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #CoveredMarket in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 2022, Covered market (Est. 16th-century) after +/-472 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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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 traces of trade - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #marketplace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #CoveredMarket in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 2022, Covered market (Est. 16th-century) after +/-472 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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Numerous molds made of porous stone, intended to hold a few drops of a perfume concentrate such as lavender oil. A typical French product and souvenir to take home with the wonderful scent of lavender.
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The weekly market at the Place de Cornieres, with many stalls selling local goods at the 13th-century village square. The square has always been a place of commerce and trade, in a way so little has changed in time. The market is not that crowded at all, an excellent moment to enjoy a nice French market and lots of local grown or produced products for sale.
Photo: Diffuseur de Parfum - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #perfume - #weeklymarket #marketstall / #MarchedeFrance at #Market in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Marche de France
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
August 2022, Covered market (Est. 16th-century) after +/-472 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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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
August 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: 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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The weekly market at the Place de Cornieres, with many stalls selling local goods up and around the 13th-century village square. The square has always been a place of commerce and trade, in a way so little has changed in time. The market is not that crowded at all, an excellent moment to enjoy a nice French market and lots of local grown or produced products for sale.
Photo: Oriental influences - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #asian - #weeklymarket #marketstall / #MarchedeFrance at #Market in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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Monpazier: Marche de France
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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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
August 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: 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
Timeless village facades. Wandering in the silent small streets of Limeuil surrounded by only old, medieval even older houses. It's a steap walk up-hill that leads to an excellent panorama to enjoy the surrounding landscape and rivers. It's like the village didn't change at all, the many traces in architecture show a long history back in time.
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Limeuil - Architecture
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.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #house #Architecture #LPBVF in #Limeuil #France
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Timeless village facades. Wandering in the silent small streets of Limeuil surrounded by only old, medieval even older houses. It's a steap walk up-hill that leads to an excellent panorama to enjoy the surrounding landscape and rivers. It's like the village didn't change at all, the many traces in architecture show a long history back in time.
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Limeuil - Architecture
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.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #house #Architecture #LPBVF in #Limeuil #France
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Wandering in centuries of time.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #alley - #urban #medieval #fortifiedvillage / #StreetPhotography at #Castrum in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
Many years in history have past in the Castrum area. Not all the buildings date back to be about 11th century. It's still a nice collection of various old building where the last constructions has stopped about a century ago. Needles to say, it's mostly a car free zone.
Photo August 2013, Castrum Belvès (Est 11th century, +/- 1095) after 918 years in time. In the year 2045 it's 950 years since.
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Pays de Belves - The village Pays-de-Belvès used to be called Belvès, it's 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 most beautiful 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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Terrace view at Bistro 2, the bastide and remparts make it timeless.
Photo: Southern France terrace - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #terrace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #RestaurantBistro2 in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 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: 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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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
August 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: 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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Terrace view at Bistro 2, the bastide and remparts make it timeless.
Photo: Southern France terrace - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #terrace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #RestaurantBistro2 in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 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: 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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Breathtaking French village panorama, lots of buildings and roofs cover a huge hill, indeed a strategic location in the region.
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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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It's always nice to see all the facade variations. A balcony, door, windows, shutters, in various states of maintenance. It looks so much better then to see equal structures in a long row.
Photo: Poterie la Salamandre - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #facade #pottery - #urban #LPBVF #shop / #Shopping at #PoterielaSalamandre 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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Some of the houses date back some time but mostly all of the houses even much longer ago. Very nice and different facades present a different look around every corner. None of the buildings are fitted with visible modern items so you might forget the actual date and time now and then..
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Limeuil - Architecture
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 beautiful small villages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #LPBVF #architecture #medieval #Limeuil #FR
Gabare cruising up and down the river.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #gabare #boat - #attraction #tour at #Dordogneriver in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
These Gabare were in history flat-bottomed boats, used to transport all types of goods along the river. This came to and end with the introduction of railroads and the use of many bridges and roads. These old bridges are still there at regular intervals along the river.
Modern Gabares offer a nice tour at the Dordogne river, the many views at castles and villages are priceless.
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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.
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Medieval centre (Est.1285), the heart of this historical town, surrounded by little shops and restaurants, an arched arcade and still breathing the atmosphere of medieval times.
Photo: Plus Beaux 13th century Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #history #medieval - #urban #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 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: 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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This view highlights a stone engraving found at the Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in La Roque-Gageac. The worn inscription, marking a significant year 1709 in this stonemason's seal. It relates to the winter of 1709, known as Le Grand Hiver, remains one of the most brutal climatic events in French historie. Temperatures plummeted so low that even the coastal waters of the Atlantic froze, and wine literally turned to ice inside bottles in the cellars of the Dordogne.
This extreme weather followed centuries of human adaptation in the region, from the natural shelters of prehistory to the stone houses of the 18th century. In a village like La Roque-Gageac, the thermal mass of the limestone cliffs would have been the only thing preventing total catastrophe for the inhabitants. Many stone structures, including parts of the Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, required repairs or reinforcements after the frost caused the porous yellow stone to crack and shatter. The inscription "FAIT 1709" likely marks the defiant rebuilding of a community that survived nature's harshest trial.During this freeze, the temperature in Paris dropped to -15C for weeks, leading to a Great Famine that claimed the lives of approximately 600,000 people across France.
Photo: Le Grand Hiver - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #winter #climate - #LPBVF #architecture / #ArtchitecturePhotography at #Medievalcenter in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
La Roque-Gageac (12th century), photo August 2017 after +/-867 years since 1150 in history.
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La Roque-Gageac: Artchitecture Photography
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.
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Elegant decorated Savonnerie "Saponaire" shop, one of the shops around the Place des Arcades. The shop is decorated with vintage furniture and they sell a wide variety of healthy soaps in various kinds and forms. A must visit and easy to find, just follow the inviting scent and sweet perfumes of handmade soap.
Photo: Elegant decorated French soap shop - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #shop #savon #soap - #urban / #Shopping at #SavonnerieSaponaire in #Monflanquin, #LotetGaronne - #France
Savonnerie Saponaire (since 2006), photo July 2017 after 11 years.
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Monflanquin: Shopping
Monflanquin, a very nice small village 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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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 (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #passage #alley #stockmarket - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Bastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2020, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 735 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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Elegant village facades. Some of the houses date back some time but mostly all of the houses even much longer ago. Very nice and different facades present a different look around every corner. None of the buildings are fitted with visible modern items so you might forget the actual date and time now and then...
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Limeuil - Architecture
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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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 D90) / #architecture #design at #MedievalCentre 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 - 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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Decent in ancient times.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #decent - #attraction #cliff in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
It's a very nice decent along the edges of this famous limestone cliff. Walking down 140 steps suspended from the cliff visitors pass by a troglodyte fortress and cave dwellings and it's the best location to enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the valley with the village below. Some say you have to be just as brave like a medieval knight.
Ps: the displayed knight is a sign at this location. I did not add it for fun.
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La Roque-Gageac - This 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. 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 village centre. A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants.
Photo: Plus Beaux 13th century Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #square - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres 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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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 (Nikon D90) / #ramparts #gate - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Remparts 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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Medieval centre (Est.1285), the heart of this historical town, surrounded by little shops and restaurants, an arched arcade and still breathing the atmosphere of medieval times.
Photo: Plus Beaux 13th century Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #history #medieval - #urban #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 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: 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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Terrace view at Bistro 2, the bastide and remparts make it timeless.
Photo: Southern France terrace - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #terrace - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #RestaurantBistro2 in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 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: 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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Gabare cruising up and down the river.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #gabare #boat - #attraction #tour at #Dordogneriver in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
These Gabare were in history flat-bottomed boats, used to transport all types of goods along the river. This came to and end with the introduction of railroads and the use of many bridges and roads. These old bridges are still there at regular intervals along the river.
Modern Gabares offer a nice tour at the Dordogne river, the many views at castles and villages are priceless.
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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.
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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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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 24, 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.
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The weekly market at the Place de Cornieres, with many stalls selling local goods at the 13th-century village square. The square has always been a place of commerce and trade, in a way so little has changed in time. The market is not that crowded at all, an excellent moment to enjoy a nice French market and lots of local grown or produced products for sale.
Photo: French market in medieval atmosphere - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #artisan #artist - #weeklymarket #marketstall / #MarchedeFrance at #Market 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: Marche de France
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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Breathtaking French village panorama, lots of buildings and roofs cover a huge hill, indeed a strategic location in the region.
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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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Nice old facades in even more variations, every angle is different.
Photo: Ceramiste et Tourneur sur Bois - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #facade - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Remparts in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
August 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: 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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Timeless village facades. Wandering in the silent small streets of Limeuil surrounded by only old, medieval even older houses. It's a steap walk up-hill that leads to an excellent panorama to enjoy the surrounding landscape and rivers. It's like the village didn't change at all, the many traces in architecture show a long history back in time.
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Limeuil - Architecture
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.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #history #house #Architecture #LPBVF in #Limeuil #France
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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 (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #facade #balcony - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres 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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Wandering in the silent small streets of Limeuil surrounded by only old, medieval even older houses. It's a steap walk up-hill that leads to an excellent panorama to enjoy the surrounding landscape and rivers. It's like the village didn't change at all, the many traces show a long history back in time.
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Limeuil - historical and medieval streets, alleys and architecture in the village of Limeuil, one of the @LesPlusBeauxVillagesdeFrance villages. The majority of the houses is inhabited and well maintained by the owners without addition of any (visible) modern elements.
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And the only way is up.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #stairs - #LPBVF / #Architecture in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
It's some stairs to go to reach the old upper town area but worth the climb. It's a very nice area to walk in a more authentic area with lots of ancient houses, all constructed right below the huge limestone rockformation above. Along the way some nice panoramas at the Dordogne river below. At the end of this road you'll find a very nice botanical garden, "Bambousaie de la Roque-Gageac", with lots of huge tropical plants like banana- and palm trees and a impressive bamboo forrest. Absolutely a good reason to visit this very nice French village.
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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.
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Medieval French Covered market.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #architecture #coveredmarket - #urban #medieval #village #LPBVF / #StreetPhotography at #MedievalCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
Covered market, a very nice structure like this in most villages. A location for events and local market events.
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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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It's always a very nice walk in the various streets of this village. Not lots of tourists to see, still busy just enough to enjoy the silence, beauty and simplicity.
Photo: Vintage streets and medieval facades - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #terrace #chair - #urban #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Centre 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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