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Google Street View Expands Coverage in France
After including Tour de France's routes in Street View, Google expands the coverage for France, by adding Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Lille and Toulouse. The French blog Zorgloob links to a video prepared for the launch…
The megalithic site of Carnac
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The Abbey of Cluny
[img_assist|nid=41094|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=315|height=381] The Monument The Benedictine abbey of Cluny was the cradle of a reform which drastically changed the western monastic tradition. Founded in 910, this abbey answered directly to Rome and was under the authority of a line of exceptional abbots. At its height of its […]
Chateau d’Aulteribe
Château d’Aulteribe Monument Aulteribe is a fortified house overlooking a gully and its wild vegetation. The towers adjoining it date back to the 14th and 15th centuries. At the beginning of the 19th century, the castle was restored according to the romantic taste prevailing at the […]
Archaeological site of Montcaret
Archaeological site of Montcaret
The Monument
The excavations carried out on the site of Montcaret by Jules Formigé between 1922 and 1939 revealed its wealth. In the 1st and 2nd centuries, a great Gallo-Roman villa was built there. It was transformed in the 4th century: the house was in its prime at that time.
The arrangement of the house is Graeco-Roman.
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Main entrance to the archaeological site of Montcaret
24230 Montcaret
Chateau de Cadillac
Chateau de Cadillac
- Monument
Overlooking the Garonne river and the bastide de Cadillac, the castle of the Dukes of Epernon, a prime example of early 17th century architecture, was an impressive monument in its day, and it rivaled royal properties. Of the richly decorated castle built by the Duke of Epernon (1554-1642), all that remains is the main building with its two wings at right angles, the courtyard and the garden. Inside, there are monumental marble fireplaces with carved figures, painted ceilings from the 17th century and tapestries. This decoration gives a good idea of the splendor of the receptions given in honor of the visits of Henri IV, Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
The abbey of Sauve-Majeure
The abbey of Sauve-Majeure Monument The abbey of Sauve-Majeure stands in the middle of the Bordeaux wine-growing region called l’Entre-deux-Mers at a place which used to be called “Silva Major” (large forest). This Benedictine abbey was founded in 1079 and was rebuilt in the 13th century. […]