Places to see in ( Dinan - France ) Basilique St Sauveur
Places to see in ( Dinan - France ) Basilique St Sauveur
The Saint-Sauveur Basilica of Dinan is a religious building dedicated to Roman Catholic worship located in Dinan , France. Only parish church intramural included with the St. Malo church , it is also a place of Marian devotion to Our Lady of Virtues, bas-relief of the xv th century formerly kept at the Couvent des Cordeliers. The object of local veneration, this representation of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary allowed the building to be erected in a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII on May 23, 1954.
The church is located in the French department of Côtes-d'Armor , municipality of Dinan , in the heart of the protected area . It overlooks the Rance . Behind the bedside is the English Garden, former cemetery. According to the legend, Riwallon le Roux would have founded in 1112, on his return from the Holy Land , the priory Saint-Sauveur de Dinan. Taken prisoner during the First Crusade , the knight, grand son of Josselin I st Dinan, son of Olivier I st Dinan and brother of Geoffroy I stof Dinan, would have vowed to build a church dedicated to the Holy Savior and the Holy Trinity if he ever saw his country again.
The church of the 12th century century is the subject of a campaign of important works from 1480: a aisle with a line of chapels is built north of the Romanesque nave; the upper level of the facade is rebuilt. South of the nave, a side aisle was planned but not built; instead, a small chapel with three sides is built at the former location of a door, from 1500. The chevet is completely rebuilt from 1507, under the direction of a master builder named Roland Bougnard. The ambulatory and the radiant chapels are vaulted before 1545, date of the collapse of the bell tower. After this event, we renounce to vault the upper parts of the choir and the transept, begun in 1557. These parts are completed in 1646 by a wood paneling,th century .
Outside, the Romanesque part is exceptional: the western facade is of a very unusual style in Brittany and the south wall seems of Byzantine influence. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin of this architecture, some see a style imported from the Near East to the return of the Crusades, other indirect Byzantine influence through Poitevin monuments Roger Great looks for this second hypothesis. The lower part of the western facade is actually closer to a more widespread Romanesque style in the regions of Poitou and Saintonge in Britain (the upper part rebuilt in the xv th century belongs to the Gothic style). Réné Couffon recalls that some authors compare it to the facade of the church of Saint Nicolas of Civray.
The south wall is very original, the lower part takes the configuration present inside the basilica: double arches separated by buttresses in columns or pilasters joining the terminal cornice (similar structure to that of the school Poitevin). The arches rest on carved capitals (representations of vices and animals). In the upper part, an alternation of windows and concave niches recall a composition of Byzantine style. The cornice rests on a series of carved modillions . The Chapel of St. John located at the third span when the xv th century, it could have been built on the site of an ancient gate between the two pilasters.
The Saint-Sauveur basilica was rebuilt in the xv th century and xvi th century, builders have adopted are the flamboyant Gothic architecture as the Saint-Malo Dinan church whose construction is contemporary with that of the basilica. Given the duration of the works, Renaissance elements were also introduced within the architecture ( bedside tables , credence inside the chapels).
The lateral and radiating chapels are covered with simple vaults except for three of them which are covered with a vault with multiple ribs ( liernes and tiercerons ) and pendulous keys . The keystones are carved in the form of portraits of characters, one of them could represent the veil of Veronique. The credenzas of the radiant chapels are remarkable, they are abundantly carved and represent foliage, characters, the instruments of the Passion , ... That of the axial chapel is bordered by a Renaissance panel (wild and griffin ) inspired by art grotesque very common in the achievements of this era.
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Ghost towns - Oradour-sur-Glane, France
On 10 June 1944, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in then Nazi-occupied France was destroyed, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a Nazi Waffen-SS company.
The men were gunned down with machine guns and then set alight. The Nazis then burned down the village church in which 500 women and children had taken shelter. Every house was then torched to ensure that no one could escape.
A new village was built nearby after the war, but French president Charles de Gaulle ordered the original maintained as a permanent memorial and museum.
The village has been left in ruins as a reminder of the horrific deeds humans can commit in times of war.
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Hi guys, Sorry it's been so long...some of you may or may not know that my plans changed direction when the USA decided to refuse me entry into the USA....due to a misdemeanor 13yrs ago i needed to apply for a visa before entering. So i took a flight to Madrid & spent a few weeks relaxing & topping up my tan at Mum & Micks in Coin. I was very well fed & watered & the sun shone everyday reaching temperatures of over 40degrees! I then decided to visit my friend Andy in France,so took the train from Malaga to Madrid,then Madrid to Irun which is on the border of france & Spain & Andy was kind enough to drive 450km to pick me up!! Thankyou so much Andy! Andy lives in a quaint little french village called Couhe & it is surrounded by lots of countyside & fields & fields of sunflowers. We had lots of lovely 3 & 5course lunches & dinners with many of Andy's friends,we took walks in the countryside & visited lots of little villages. We went to a concert in Couhe & also a concert in Cognac where they make all different brands of brandy & we sampled quite a few of them too! We were invited to a BBQ with Robair & many of Andy's friends came also,Sidney & Ilene from England & Debroah from USA. Lots of great food & booze. We also went to visit The Martyr village of Oradour sur Glane where time has stood still since June 10th 1944. A whole village was murdered by the Germans after the war. Very sad but definately worth a visit. Ilene & Sid invited me to spend the day at their B&B to make use of the swimming pool which was much appreciated. We also visited La Vallee des singes which is a beautiful monkey sanctuary with over 30species of monkeys. They are not in cages but roaming freely in the trees where they come down to see us weird tourists. They appear friendly & happy within their enviroment & you can attend feeding times throughout the day. The only thing that seperates you from them is water which apparently they don't like to cross! I have a few days left here & we are heading north a little past Poitiers to stay with a friend of Andy's & then i will take a night Hotel train on Wed eve to Malaga where Mum & Mick will pick me up for another week at theirs to celebrate Mum's birthday & then i will fly to Copenhagen & continue my travels around Europe. Just wanted to add a quick note to say what a wonderful time i had in the countryside in Roche-Posay with Andy, Katy, Lidia & Felix & 4 very beautiful dogs! We stayed up all night long drinking,talking & eating Katy's divine French Crusine, weird & wonderful cheese,s & lots of bubbles. I was made to feel like one of the family. The weather was fantastic & we all went walking with the dogs to a beautiful river for a well needed swim. I will remember you always.xxx Bye for now, will write again soon. Next stop Copenhagen.
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A golden lion head
Andy's place in Couhe
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Beautiful sunflowers in France
Cathedral Saint pierre
Central square in Poitiers
Civray cathedral
Cognac
Me in Isle jourdain
Notre dame palace
Riding a saddleback gorilla
Riding Andy's Harley Davidson
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Where time has stood still since 10th June 1944
French Property For Sale in near to Montbron Poitou-Charentes Charente 16
French Property For Sale in Poitou-Charentes, Charente 16, France - FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW
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+ REF#2633128
+Poitou-Charentes
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+450000 EUR
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A most imposing and impressive Charentais house, stone walls and pantile roof, lovingly restored to a very high standard whilst retaining and restoring many original features. Boarding Kennels with a very good revenue. Standing in 7 acres of land with undulating views. Small barn waiting to be renovated into a Gite, ample space for swimming pool. Garden contains plum, cherry, pear and apple trees with rock and wood easy to manage flower beds. Golf course 4 mins away.
The approach from the road is through 2 large metal gates on large lime stone pillars, walling to the front, a courtyard driveway, dark blue wisteria flanking the front of the house and well making up some of the features.
Main entrance through an original wooden door into the entrance hall, original wood and iron staircase, terracotta tiles to the floor, leading into the sunroom, patio doors with sliding fly screen leading onto decking, large sitting area, covered by a veranda then onto the garden which over looks 25 miles of uninterrupted views.
Lounge with Godin log burner sitting in a wooden mantle piece, oak floor, door to garden, windows facing front and back elevations 42 sq m.
Kitchen has a tiled floor, dishwasher, large Falcon double oven sitting in a traditional French stone fire place. Modern off white fitted draw units, oak work surfaces. Window to front elevation with fly screen. Double enamel butler sink. Half glazed door leading to utility room. Units with double enamel butler sink. Washing machine. Half glazed door leading to kennels office and oak wooden back door with fly screen. Window overlooking garden and views,
Master bedroom 35 sq m, wooden floor, 2 windows overlooking side and back elevations with fly screen, walk in dressing room with separate en-suite, large built in wooden cupboard.
Bedroom 2, 20 sq m, built in cupboard. Carpet and parquet flooring. Window to front elevation with fly screen.
Bedroom 3, 16 sq m, white washed wooden floor. Window to front elevation with fly screen.
Small hall way leading to second bathroom. Parquet floors. Free standing claw feet bath with shower. Window to rear.
Fire door and stairs leading to 3rd floor loft area. This could be converted as it has good head height with original beams.
Large barn 350 sq m including piggery, store room. New roof totally replaced in 1999. Smaller barn with garage 120 sq m.
New Charentaise white replacement windows.
New oil burner replaced the old one in March 2010 which services 16 radiators.
Satellite connection.
THE KENNELS
The kennel block has 8 pens for dogs and 1 for cats which is divided into 3, 1 family pen used for both dogs and cats from the same family. Other pens can be alternatively used for cats or another family pen. Inside areas are all insulated with heating down the corridors with adjoining under cover outside areas which is still in the building, with a covered veranda over the doors and shutters, kitchen, prep, and storage area. The building is 18.5m by 7.5m. There are also 4 outside playground pens. There is a large grass paddock where all dogs are walked. We have a large client base of all nationalities. We have recommendations; back up and support from 2 local Veterinarian Surgeries. We are the only Kennels for 25 miles. Our diary is showing bookings for 2011. This business is bringing in a good yearly return and ever increasing. We opened the kennels in late April 2007.
If you want to live your dream while running a very successful with good revenue's and still expanding business, living in a beautiful house with the most wonderful views.
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Rimbard Manor: Chambres d'Hôtes and Gîte, in the Vienne region of France
Hello, and welcome to the glorious French countryside, where you will find this wonderful 12th century Manor house and holiday cottage, - Rimbard Manor.
Built around 1192, and extensively restored and renovated personally by owners and hosts John and Laura Henderson, this amazing property is set in the most tranquil gardens, woodland and meadows, 2 km from the traditional French village of Lavausseau in the Vienne region of France and within easy reach of Poitiers Airport, just 20 minute’s drive away
John and Laura have now opened the south wing of this fantastic Manor house for bed and breakfast accommodation, or Chambres d’hôte if you prefer the French translation.
Up to 8 guests can be accommodated in 4 beautifully furnished and decorated en-suite bedrooms.
In addition, a delightful 2 bed roomed holiday cottage, or Gite, is available within the grounds of the Manor. Sleeping up to 5 guests, over 2 floors, it is ideal for guests who prefer a self catering holiday.
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French House For Sale in South of France: Languedoc-Roussillon- Aude 11. 49,500€.
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+ REF#2718437
+Languedoc-Roussillon
+Aude 11
+49500 EUR
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