Lavaudieu classé plus beau village de France Entre gorges de l'Allier et forêts du Livradois, et au bord de la rivière Senouire à quelques kilomètres de Brioude ce charmant havre de paix au bâti remarquable s'organise autour d'une ancienne abbaye bénédictine...
Our next stop was Coutances, further down the coast, and its 13th century cathedral, set on the highest part of the town and visible for miles around. Beautiful twin towers Bow view, immense lantern tower at the crossing There's a noticeable lack of ornamentation on the exterior; other churches of this vintage would have sculptural decoration all over the buttresses and towers There are some nice gargoyles And some sculpture near the west side On the west facade, I think this is the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, dispatched, at length, by Arthur and the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_of_Caerbannog#Holy_ Hand_Grenade_of_Antioch) Knave view, a beautiful view, great color Elevation; blind triforium Thus, including the rose window Standard 4-part ribbing in the nave Side aisle We've seen lot of Judgements at lots of cathedrals, but can not remember one in glass; but there it is, south transept, 14th century Nice Hell, in Technicolor Includes nobles and prelates, too Resurrection of the Dead; not so colorful Crossing, Lantern Tower In a colorful chapel at the bow, the Circata, late 14th "Jeez, a whole other half of the church to see!" Innocent by-sitters Apse ceiling Kilroy was most certainly here in 1944, but probably did not get into the church (later, the Monuments Men would put up signs saying that such places were booby-trapped and had not been cleared of explosives) In the 14th century apse Beautiful carving throughout the interior
à Senlis, cité au riche passé
Si je vous dis Auvers-sur-Oise, peut-être penserez-vous Van Gogh ? C’est dans cette commune, à l’auberge Ravoux, que l’artiste a mis fin à ses jours en 1890 mais c’est aussi là-bas que les curieux peuvent partir sur ses pas, 125...
X marks the spot where a shell hit Amiens Cathedral and failed to explode. Our final visit this morning
West front. The intended north-west tower was never built.
Verneuil-sur-Avre, ville créée en 1120 par Henri Ier, est encore dotée d'un patrimoine actuellement important datant de cette période.
