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"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
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.
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Y’a du « beau » monde sur les balcons….de la Place des Arcades de Monflanquin
Projet réalisé pour les FETES MEDIEVALES de MONFLANQUIN .
On découvrira des personnages historiques et fantastiques peints sur bois chantourné (de 170 à 200 cm de hauteur).
Ces oeuvres sont réalisées par CAROLUS (Carol GERTSCH ) carolus52.com - qui avait peint en 1985 le grand trompe-l’oeil à l’entrée de la bastide ( Aliénor et le Prince Noir)
Prévus pour le 30ème anniversaire des médiévales ( reporté en 2022?), ces personnages seront visibles dès cette année, on y reconnaitra : Saint-André, Alphonse de Poitiers, Aliénor d’Aquitaine, le Prince Noir, un chevalier-Templier et quelques autres illustres personnages, Léonard et Mona et en clin d’oeil à son travail sur la Pomme, le célèbre fruit défendu…des moines à tête de pomme!
30ème Fêtes Médiévales de Monflanquin – 13-15 août 2022
Y’a du « beau » monde sur les balcons….de la Place des Arcades
On découvrira 22 personnages historiques et fantastiques peints à la main et avec le cœur…sur bois chantourné (de 170 à 200 cm de hauteur.)
Installation et peintures de CAROLUS (Carol GERTSCH ), bâtisseur d’images qui avait peint en 1985 le grand trompe-l’œil à l’entrée de la bastide ( Aliénor et le Prince Noir) – www.carolus52.com
On y reconnaitra : Saint-André, Alphonse de Poitiers, Aliénor d’Aquitaine, le Prince Noir, 4 chevaliers Templier et quelques autres illustres personnages, Léonard et Mona, Nostradamus, Gandalf le magicien, un pèlerin de St-Jacques, une fileuse (Dame Blanche ou Reine Berthe) sans oublier un gueux à la jambe de bois, un pauvre sans dent et une mendiante……un bonhomme de Noël et un personnage vivant, Janouille … et en clin d’œil à son travail sur la Pomme, le célèbre fruit défendu…des moines à tête de pomme! Un fou de la Reine ou la folle du Roi….
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia
"Monflanquin (Languedocien: Montflanquin) is 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, it changed hands several times during the Hundred Years' War.
"The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ('The most beautiful villages of France'") association."
Source: Wikipedia