Tag Archives: journées du patrimoine

Every Château Tells a Story #14: Le Château des Bordes, Lot

Posted on 22/09/2016 by

  When I started this series about the châteaux in our area, I had no idea that so many of them exist. There are the obvious ones – Najac, Saint-Projet, Belcastel – but also less obvious ones. Some are just … Continue reading →

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5 More Hidden Gems in Southwest France

Posted on 15/09/2016 by

  This coming weekend the annual Journées du Patrimoine take place throughout France. You can visit historic buildings and monuments, some of which are not normally open to the public, and many of them offer free entrance. I have already … Continue reading →

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Belcastel Revisited

Posted on 23/09/2012 by

Being rather occupied for various reasons at the moment, I’ll just share with you some shots of Belcastel in the Aveyron Département. I took these during les journées du patrimoine recently when, for once, we decided to be tourists in our … Continue reading →

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A House with a Difference

Posted on 17/06/2012 by

The building above is just an ordinary ruined house, right? Wrong. It’s a very rare example of a maison rucher, a hive house, in which beehives were built into the walls. People inhabited the rest of the small house, which … Continue reading →

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