three churches of the haute allier
We recently visited three of the small, usually 12th century churches in the scattered villages that lie in the side valleys of the Allier. These were the L'église Saint-Roch at Aubazat, Église Saint-Cirgues at Saint-Cirgues, and L'église Saint-Austremoine. L'église Saint-Roch (Aubazat) A feature of this church was the 15th century polychrome tableau. Église Saint-Cirgues This church has … Continue reading three churches of the haute allier
weekly photo challenge: narrow
nikon D3300, 18-55mm, iso 100, 1/125 @ f8 St Ilpize, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France This is my response to the prompt "Narrow" for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Have a look at other entries over at WordPress.
weekly photo challenge: partners
info: nikon D3300, 18-55mm, iso 100, 1/60 @ f11 These are the iron gates at the side of the chapel of Sainte-Marie-des-Chazes. Wrought iron partners for this weeks challenge.
St Julien des Chazes: Chapelle Sainte-Marie-des-Chazes
The Chapelle is situated in the Allier valley in the Gorge d'Allier, Haute - Loire, roughly 45 minutes from where we live, though it's taken us four years to get around to visiting it. You get an initial glimpse through the trees from St Julien des Chazes. It's built into the hillside of local volcanic … Continue reading St Julien des Chazes: Chapelle Sainte-Marie-des-Chazes
a lens in the landscape 