La Couvertoirade,Aveyron,France.
Camping Frankreich: Hier stelle ich dir schöne Campingplätze Frankreich im malerischen Périgord und nahe der schönen Île d’Oléron vor!
[I continue uploading photographs from my “Grand Tour 2022”, a 10-day road trip around France undertaken at the beginning of June 2022.] We have now left the province of Auvergne and driven West through the département of Corrèze, which is already in the province of Aquitaine. Just before we reach the Lot, nested along the meanders of River Dordogne, lies the small town of Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne where, in 855, local lord Raoul (or Rodolfus) de Turenne funded the foundation of a Benedictine abbey. To further warrant the development of the budding abbey, Raoul gifted it the relics of three saints, Prime, Félicien and Félicité, which he had obtained in Rome. During the Middle Ages, the veneration for saintly relics was such that possession of them would guarantee a steady flow of pilgrims. Very few of those were wealthy (although some were), but their sheer numbers created richness wherever they congregated, regardless of the amount spent individually by each pilgrim. Additionally, the abbey was on a side itinerary to Compostela, although not on one of the main routes, which also brought a steady inflow of pilgrims who needed to be sheltered for the night and fed. The abbey church as we see it now was begun in the early 1100s and replaced an earlier one. Parts from the 800s and 900s still remain. Listed very early on as a Historic Landmark in 1843, the church was strongly influenced by architectural traits from the neighboring province of Limousin. It was affiliated with Cluny in 1076, which is certainly what prompted the design and erection of a new, larger church, which consequently retains many characteristics of Cluniac architecture and art as well. During this “Grand Tour” of 2022, I visited at least half a dozen first-class masterpieces of Romanesque architecture and art, and Beaulieu ranks easily among them, even though it is probably the less well-known. The off-white and beige stones inside the church are a welcome change from the dark ones of Mauriac or Orcival. The church is wide, tall, deep, impressive in every way and perfectly balanced and harmonious in its proportions. It is a great architectural achievement with few historied capitals or other adornments.... but how those stones can sing...!
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Visite des incontournables en Dordogne en famille. Idées d'activités dans les environs de Sarlat (Châteaux, villages, gouffres, grottes)
Une semaine de voyage en Dordogne sous le signe de la Nature, de la Gastronomie et de l'Art. Récits, conseils et adresses testées dans les 4 Périgord.
