Perched at an altitude of 635 m, Tourtour is rightly nicknamed "the village in the sky of Provence". The stone houses topped with round tiles, the Place des Ormeaux and its eight fountains, the vaulted passageways and the sun-drenched alleys... It's all there! The enclosure of the medieval castle and the castle of the XVIIth S tell several past of the village.
The village has remarkably preserved its typical character of an old Provençal village: old stones, restored facades, fountains and flowery squares.
Conques is a village that has managed to preserve its authenticity. Stretched out on the mountainside, the agglomeration surrounds the abbey church following a vast arc of a circle. The original plan, that of the Middle Ages, has been preserved in its main lines.
In fear of a fire, the precaution was taken to install the bread ovens outside the ramparts.
There are still two, rebuilt in modern times, one in front of the old Porte de Fumouze, at the "end of the town", the other in the ditch that runs along the western rampart.
Conques also has the privilege of keeping its fountains, dating from the Romanesque period, all designed on the same model. The spring water, captured by a stone channel, flows into an underground reservoir built and covered with a barrel vault; access is from the street through a semicircular opening.
A medieval eagle's nest set on its rocky peak in the Tarn, Cordes-sur-Ciel seems close to the celestial domains. What a poetic name, and at the same time so apt, we say to ourselves when we see the city perched at the top of its promontory!
Elected "Favorite Village of the French 2014", this magnificent Albigensian bastide was part of the association "of the Most Beautiful Villages of France", but is no longer labeled to date, it is a stage of the pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques- of Compostela.
The village is located at the crossroads of the AOC Gaillac vineyard and the immense Grésigne forest. Cordes-sur-Ciel fascinates all those who discover it because it is first and foremost a vision: that of a city rising to attack the sky.
Because Cordes-sur-Ciel is then a fabulous history book and an art album where the memory of men has remained alive, embedded in the stones since its creation in 1222 by the Count of Toulouse. To walk the streets, to cross the thresholds, is to travel through the centuries!
Cordes-sur-Ciel has therefore kept a large number of medieval monuments, which is why it is also called the "city of a hundred warheads".
In the middle of the moors and woods, Rochefort-en-Terre, erected on a rocky outcrop, is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Everywhere, geraniums and ivy highlight the stone with their colorful flowers. Here, every detail is taken care of. Cobbled streets, stylized signs, the town seems like a little gem nestled in the heart of Morbihan. Look up at the corbelled houses of the charming Place du Puits and Rue Saint-Michel and enjoy the place. In summer, the old town is completely pedestrianized.
Built in the 12th century, the castle of Rochefort-en-Terre suffered three destructions and only a ruin remains. But at the start of the 20th century, the American painter Alfred Klots used the outbuildings to transform them into a mansion and soon made the village a meeting place for artists.
Collonges-la-Rouge impresses with its richness and architectural harmony. Along its streets, no house, no wall dares display a color different from the red sandstone extracted from a quarry near the village. Taking its name from the Latin colonia, Collonges depends from 785 on the abbey of Charroux, in Poitou, before integrating in 844 the Vicomté de Turenne. The small village that developed then took advantage of the advantages of the Viscount, which was not attached to the crown. Its privileges, and in particular that of exercising justice, earned it a rapid enrichment which resulted in the construction of castles and mansions, especially in the 16th century. Despite a white limestone soil, Collonges has a red sandstone quarry which adds a very special flavor to its monuments. However, when it was attached to the crown of France in 1738, the end of its privileges announced its decline. Deserted and somewhat forgotten, Collonges sees its inhabitants mobilize for its preservation at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, it has obtained the classification of its church and was at the origin of the label "most beautiful village in France" in 1982.
The seafront of Veules les Roses, its changing blue waters, its large beach of fine sand at low tide, would almost make us forget, for a moment, that Veules is also characterized by its river, the smallest in France! Listen to the water flowing in the wheels of the mills, walk on the paths that border the Veules, and discover the watercress at the sources. Along the river, the outskirts of the city are indeed dedicated to the cultivation of watercress.
Nestled since the 4th century in the hollow of a valley leading to the sea, Veules-les-Roses is one of the oldest villages in the Pays de Caux. A popular holiday resort in the 19th century, especially by artists such as Victor Hugo, its seaside and its timeless charming streets continue to attract lovers of beautiful things.
Nestled since the 4th century in the hollow of a valley leading to the sea, Veules-les-Roses is one of the oldest villages in the Pays de Caux. A popular holiday resort in the 19th century, especially by artists such as Victor Hugo, its seaside and its timeless charming streets continue to attract lovers of beautiful things.
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