Next up, now on the way to Limoges and an overnight stay there, was Laubressac.
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| Terrain en route...always a chateau or another bastide in view |
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| Helpful overview |
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| History; and in English, too |
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| Always of primary interest, the church: generally the oldest and best preserved thing in any village; known architecture and contents; always open; free... |
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| Not in English too, but Google Lens can take care of this for us |
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| One of the more interesting color schemes we've encountered |
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| Our quest for the Golden Loincloth is at an end... |
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| 13th century...would suggest some Romanesque, some Gothic; and one of the more modest pulpits |
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| Elsewhere, towers... |
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| Ditto |
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| Up closer |
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| Toit en tole chaude...? but no cat |
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| Hydrangeas love it here |
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| Must remember to place hands on hips when affecting the Henry VIII/Holbein pose... |
1 comment:
Lovely and interesting village. Love the hydrangeas. Our daughter had them all around her home when she lived with a family in France in high school. She thought they were French flowers, having never noticed them back home. She was so surprised the first time she saw them in a neighbor's yard!
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