The St-Julien church in Brioude (pop. 6,500), just an hour's drive south of the city of Clermont-Ferrand (pop. 150,000), is classified as a basilica. That's a church that is given special privileges by the Pope. There are 167 basilicas in France,
says Wikipedia, and only eight of them are in the Auvergne.
The Michelin green guidebook describes Brioude as
une cité animé et coquette located in the Allier river valley in Auvergne. That's how it felt when we were there in March 2019. There was a big open-air market set up near the basilica, and we bought some Auvergne cheeses to bring back to Saint-Aignan. The town was hoppin' and the cheeses were delicious. The basilica
se rattache à l'école romane auvergnate..., says Michelin,
par ses pierres de couleurs variées, qui lui confère tout son charme...
The St-Julien church in Brioude (pop. 6,500), just an hour's drive south of the city of Clermont-Ferrand (pop. 150,000), is classified as a basilica. That's a church that is given special privileges by the Pope. There are 167 basilicas in France, says Wikipedia, and only eight of them are in the Auvergne.
The Michelin green guidebook describes Brioude as une cité animé et coquette located in the Allier river valley in Auvergne. That's how it felt when we were there in March 2019. There was a big open-air market set up near the basilica, and we bought some Auvergne cheeses to bring back to Saint-Aignan. The town was hoppin' and the cheeses were delicious. The basilica se rattache à l'école romane auvergnate..., says Michelin, par ses pierres de couleurs variées, qui lui confère tout son charme...
Aaaaahhhh! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI had to look up rattacher....and it should have been obvious.
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