When Berengier Saunier was appointed priest of Rennes-le-Chateau the village and church were in a state of disrepair.
The tourist leaflet has the following to say about this little church of Dan Brown’s, Da Vinci Code fame:
In 1885 an unusual young priest arrived in the village, Berenger Sauniere. Over the next few years he created [...]
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Ste-Marie-Madaleine
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 24th 2012
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Pathway
This pathway runs past the Magdala Tower that is shown in my post yesterday.
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 24th 2012
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Camera Shy?
Perhaps not… He was also ignoring his owner human companion who was calling from the cafe two doors away…
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 19th 2012
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Dame Carcas
Legend has it that Princess Carcas, wife of the Saracen, Balaak, seeing Chalamagne lift the siege of her town, ordered the bells to be rung.
From Wiki:
History says that Charlemagne’s army was at the gates of the city facing the Saracens. A princess was at the head of the Knights of the City after the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2012
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Views from the Ramparts
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2012
