Sunday 20 October 2019

Les Bastides du Périgord.


Here is a visual tour of some of the 'bastide' villages around my area; most of which are within spitting distance of chez nous. In just 5 mins, it'll give you an idea of what the S W of France is like. You may even think of visiting.

Villefranche du Périgord is my nearest village.

Sorry about the funereal music;... what WERE they thinking!




18 comments:

  1. Old stamping ground. Thank you.

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  2. I skipped through it with the sound off. Interesting enough.

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  3. I liked all the pointy archways ... If I wasn't already kind-of organised for next year, I'd be visiting!

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    1. The arches very typical of bastides. After all my time here I still love them.

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  4. I visited the area several times in the 1970s but have not been back. There seems to be more cars around in the film than I remember ever seeing.

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    1. Still not that many; it depends on the season. In summer it's quite busy.

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  5. Miss those lovely old towns.

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  6. Beautiful, each and every one. France should be proud of their stunning country but, they are not so good when it comes to music 😱 XXXX

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    1. Dreadful music. As for the architecture, I suppose we take it all too much for granted.

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  7. Nice villages, shame about the editing.

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  8. Have only been to Paris... and that only for a weekend. But enjoyed the video (turned off the music about a third of the way through).

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    1. There's not much left of early Paris. Most of the bastide towns date from around 1270. There's a lovely sense of age here.

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