Here we are in Granada for a week. This is our view view of the Alhambra, late afternoon. Nous voilà Grenade pour une semaine. Voici notre première vue de l’Alhambra en fin d’après-midi.
Category Archives: Architecture
CDP theme day – What would you miss? My house!
The theme this month on CIty Daily Photo is what would you miss if you had to leave the city you usually post from forever. Well, my answer is easy: Closerie Falaiseau, our Renaissance home built in 1584. Can you blame me? For other entries, click here. Le thème de City Daily Photo ce mois-ci est …
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A Make-Over for the Wine Co-op – La coopérative vinicole se refait une beauté
Today we visited the wine co-op in Mont-Près-Chambord today for the first time and learnt that a new tasting room is being built, with an eatery and different kinds of vines behind. We’re looking forward to seeing the result. Nous avons visité la coopérative vinicole de Mont-Près-Chambord pour la première fois aujourd’hui. On est en …
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L'oriel
Unfortunatelyl, I can’t quite make out what the bas-relief represents on the little oriel of the façade of our local château de la Vicomté aux Grouets.. Malheureusement je n’arrive pas à savoir ce que représente le bas-relief sur la fenêtre en oriel de notre château local de la Vicomté in Les Grouets..
Three Spires in Vendôme – Trois flèches à Vendôme
These three spires in Vendôme are Saint Martin’s Tower and Trinity Abbey which has a Romanesque bell-tower in addition to its own spire. Ces trois flèches à Vendôme sont celles de la tour Saint Martin et de l’abbaye de la Trinité qui a un clocher roman en plus de sa propre flèche.
The Twin Water Towers – Le château d'eau jumelé
Remember yesterday’s photo? Well I was completely wrong when I said it was part of the old city walls. In fact it’s a water tower and I found this postcard of what it used to look like after a discussion with a local teacher. Photo courtesy of communes.com. Vous vous rappelez de la photo d’hier …
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Two Towers – Deux tours
These two towers are part of the walls that once surround the city of Blois. They are very imposing but I don’t know anything else about them. It would be great to walk around the top. Ces deux tours font parties de l’ancienne enceinte de la ville de Blois. Elles sont très imposantes mais je n’arrive …
A Fountain Resurrected – Une fontaine remise en service
This 16th century fountain in Blois used to be at the town hall in Rue Foulerie which was destroyed in June 1940 during the Second World War. It was reinstalled in 2005 with the financial backing of the city of Blois the Rotary Club and the Amis du vieux Blois association. Cette fontaine du XVIè …
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Loire Daily Photo is Back!
Ten days without being able to post because the website got blocked when I tried to change the URL to loiredailyphoto.com! Even my IT-savvy son couldn”t find the solution but today when he removed the removed the new URL altogether, it started working again. The photo was taken on Saturday when we cycled from Blois …
Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon – Saint Michel terrassant le dragon
This bas relief of Saint Michael slaying the dragon in the 15th century Court of Honour at château de Fougères is unfortunately very damaged. Ce bas relief de Saint Michel terrassant le dragon dans la cour d’honneur du château de Fougères qui date du 15ème siècle.est malheureusement très abîmé.