Noyers

Noyers, still in Burgundy-Franche-Comte, turned out to be the last of our plus beaux villages visits for this campaign. Like many of the others in eastern France, it was a town of walls and towers, half-timbered buildings and carvings, and cobblestone streets, most from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Main tower and portal

Half-timbered everywhere, many carved 

Someone was very excited about the Revolution of 1848 and the
establishment of the 1st Republic...too bad...

Now we're walking outside the walls

Along the river

We passed on the site of the old castle, once a Hugenot fortress,
destroyed by Henri IV ("Paris is worth a mass")

18th century map of the place

Local flora; hollyhock?

Still very much in wine country

Street scene

My house is older than your house

Now approaching the parish church

The main interest of which was these guys tuning

the organ...an organists' competition was planned for 

the weekend

Another lop-sided late Gothic

"Who is a better teacher of life and things than to teach
at the speed with which an hour runs on foot?" Cute...
but note, this sundial has no VII, VIII, nor IX...most
likely because the French are not early risers...?