 view gallery SW9.5 km
|   Moulin de Seyrignac - Lunan (Lot), France
in Windmills [FR] Moulin tour du XVe siècle. Restauré par M.et Mme André Chambon qui le voyaient tomber en ruines. [EN] Tower windmill from the 15th century. Restored by Mr. and Mrs. André Chambon who were watching it fall into ruin. posted by:  RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW12.9 km |  Locomotive 130 B-439 tender 4082 - Capdenac-Gare (Aveyron), France
in Locomotives [FR] Baptisée la «Cité du rail», Capdenac-Gare est née et s'est développée grâce à l'implantation d'un nœud ferroviaire. [EN] The present town owes its existence to the development of rail traffic in the late nineteenth century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/03/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW13.2 km |  Église Notre-Dame-du-Puy - Figeac (Lot), France
in Romanesque Architecture [FR] Cette église d'origine romane fut plusieurs fois remaniée, notamment aux xive siècle et XVIIe siècles. [EN] This church of Romanesque origins was modified several times, notably in the 14th and 17th centuries. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW13.2 km |  Retable Majeur - Église Notre-Dame-du-Puy - Figeac (Lot), France
in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] Le retable monumental s'élevant jusqu'aux voûtes de l'église s'interpose entre les chapelles du chevet et la nef centrale. [EN] The monumental altarpiece rising to the ceiling stands between the radiating chapels and the central nave. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW13.4 km |  Maison Natale de Jean-François Champollion - Figeac (Lot), France
in Blue Plaques [FR] Né à Figeac en 1790, Jean-François Champollion déduit les principes de l'écriture égyptienne antique en 1821. [EN] Jean-François Champollion was born in this house 23 December 1790, the last of seven children. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/10/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW13.4 km |  Musée Champollion - Les Écritures du Monde - Figeac (Lot), France
in History Museums [FR] En 1986, un premier musée est inauguré qui rend hommage à l'enfant du pays, Jean-François Champollion. [EN] The Champollion Museum houses a collection devoted to Figeac's most famous son, Jean-François Champollion. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/11/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW13.5 km | L'abbaye Saint-Sauveur - Figeac (Lot), France in Romanesque Architecture [FR] La construction de l'église actuelle fut initiée à la fin du XIe siècle et s'échelonna jusqu'au XIVe siècle. [EN] The construction of the present church was begun at the end of the 11th century and continued until the 14th century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/06/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW13.5 km | Boiseries peintes et dorées - L'abbaye Saint-Sauveur - Figeac (Lot), France in Wooden Church Artefacts [FR] Le décor de bois sculpté et peint du mur sud date de la deuxième moitié du XVIIe siècle. [EN] The sculpted and painted wood decoration on the south wall dates from the second half of the 17th century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/10/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallery SE18.2 km
|  Pont sur le Dourdou - Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France - Conques, France, ID=868-039
in World Heritage Sites [FR] Le pont se trouve sur la branche de la Via Podiensis ou « voie du Puy ». [EN] The bridge is located on the Via Podiensis or "Way of Puy" branch. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/17/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE18.5 km | World Heritage Sites Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France - Abbatiale Sainte-Foy, Conques in World Heritage Sites The Abbey of Sainte Foy at Conques is a major stopping point for pilgrims on the Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage list as 868-038. posted by:  arby101ca location: Occitanie, France date approved: 08/19/2015 last visited: 08/04/2020 |
 view gallerySE18.5 km |  Abbatiale Sainte-Foy, Conques
in Monuments Historiques Français The Abbey of Sainte Foy at Conques is a major stopping point for pilgrims on the Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle and a popular tourist destination. It is a National Heritage Monument. Ref: PA00093999 posted by: arby101ca location: Occitanie, France date approved: 08/31/2015 last visited: 08/04/2020 |
 view gallerySE18.5 km | Abbatiale Sainte-Foy - Conques (Aveyron), France in Romanesque Architecture [FR] Sainte-Foy a été une des principales sources d'inspiration pour les églises romanes d'Auvergne. [EN] The church is considered a masterpiece of Romanesque art for the South of France. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/18/2021 last visited: 08/04/2020 |
 view gallerySE18.5 km |  Le tympan du Jugement dernier - Abbatiale Sainte-Foy - Conques (Aveyron), France
in Stone Church Artefacts [FR] Ce tympan est considéré comme « l'une des œuvres fondamentales de la sculpture romane ». [EN] The tympanum depicts Christ in Majesty presiding over the judgment of the souls of the deceased. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 02/07/2021 last visited: 08/04/2020 |
 view gallerySE18.8 km |  Sainte Foy - Conques (Aveyron), France
in Way of St. James [FR] Depuis sa fondation, l'abbaye de Conques n'a cessé d'accueillir des pelerins venus de toute l'Europe chrétienne. [EN] Since its foundation, the Abbey-church kept on welcoming pilgrims from whole Christian Europe. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/18/2021 last visited: 08/04/2020 |
 view gallery S21.4 km
|  Commanderie Hospitalière - Lugan (Aveyron), France
in Legacy of Medieval Spiritual Warriors [FR] Commanderie du XIIème siècle, édifiée par l'ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint Jean de Jérusalem. [EN] Commandery of the 12th century, erected by the order of the Hospitaller Knights of St John of Jerusalem. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/03/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE22.5 km |  plane tree - St Cyprien sur dourdou France
in Omnivorous Trees panneau interdit de stationner posted by: celene37 location: Occitanie, France date approved: 12/15/2016 last visited: 12/15/2016 |
 view galleryS24.8 km |  Château de Bournazel - Bournazel (Aveyron), France
in Renaissance Architecture [FR] Le château de Bournazel est un château Renaissance situé en bordure du village de Bournazel. [EN] Château of Bournazelis one of the most remarkable Renaissance châteaux in the South of France. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 01/03/2021 last visited: never |
 view galleryS24.8 km |  Château de Bournazel - Bournazel (Aveyron), France
in Castles [FR] Le château de Bournazel est un château Renaissance situé en bordure du village de Bournazel. [EN] Château of Bournazelis one of the most remarkable Renaissance châteaux in the South of France. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 01/02/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE29.1 km |  Table D'Orientation - Goutrens (Aveyron), France
in Orientation Tables [FR] Table d'orientation près de Goutrens dans l'Aveyron. [EN] Orientation table near the town of Goutrens in the Aveyron department. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 12/27/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE29.9 km |  Dolmen de la Serre - Goutrens (Aveyron), France
in Megalithic Monuments [FR] Le dolmen de la Serre est localisé dans un champ à environ 170m de la route. [EN] The dolmen of la Serre is located in a field about 170m from the road. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 12/27/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery E30.1 km
|  CONFLUENCE: Truyère and Lot Rivers
in River Origins, Destinations and Confluences The Truyère River joins the Lot River at Entraygues sur Truyère, Aveyron. Both rivers rise on the flanks of the massif central and descent west to the Atlantic. posted by: arby101ca location: Occitanie, France date approved: 07/13/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryE30.3 km |  Porte Valette, Entraygues-sur-Truyère
in Doorways of the World Porte Valette is a classified doorway of the 16th century marking the entrance to an ancient inn, now operated as a B&B. The door has two knockers, the high one a face was for horsemen, the lower a ring for pedestrians posted by: arby101ca location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 08/09/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryE30.4 km |  Truyère Bridge, Entraygues
in Arch Bridges A Gothic Arch bridge was build by the bridge brothers (les freres pontifes) in the XIII century to cross the Truyère river at Entraygues-sur-Truyère. It remains in service as a single lane bridge for light vehicle traffic on D920. posted by: arby101ca location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 08/05/2015 last visited: 06/02/2018 |
 view gallerySE30.7 km |  La Cave des Vignerons du Vallon - Valady (Aveyron), France
in Wineries [FR] La Cave Les Vignerons du Vallon vous accueille dans un magasin de vente en forme de tonneau et en bois. [EN] The Cellers of the Vinterns of the Vallon welcome you in a sales store in the form of a wooden barrel. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 12/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE30.9 km |  Eglise Saint Martial - Marcillac Vallon - France
in This Old Church L'église Saint-Martial de Marcillac-Vallon se situe au sein du village, sur une place. Edifice bâti au XIVème siècle, dédiée à Saint-Martial, qui a évangélisé la région en l'an 60. posted by: Alfouine location: Occitanie, France date approved: 05/31/2023 last visited: never |
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