One of the most amazing places we saw (and there were many) was the town of Brioude and its church, not far south of Clermont-Ferrand. According to the Michelin Green Guide for the Auvergne, the church there, le basilique Saint-Julien, is un chef-d'œuvre architectural that is a harmonieux mélange d'art roman et gothique, aux pierres polychrome, magnifié par des vitraux contemporains... Saint-Julien is the largest Romanesque church in all of the Auvergne region, with its population of approx. 1.5 million and area 26,000 km²(10,000 mi²). Saint-Julien was built in the 12th century and is worth the trip.
The windows in this post were put in at Saint-Julien in 2008. They replaced clear glass windows and made the church much more colorful and impressive. It's a place I would love to go back to. It's a three-hour drive from Saint-Aignan.
Oh, my, aren't these wonderful!
ReplyDeleteKen, back to yesterday's discussion... now that you mention it, I remember that my parents used to get flounder back in NJ, pretty regularly. I haven't seen anything labeled as flounder in any grocery store here in St. Louis. Oh, and, yes! I learned about France's filet mignon being pork tenderloin, when my au pair family served it (with a yummy mustard-and-crème fraîche schmear) at a little dinner party, so I've always taught that to my students (none of whom probably remember that, but I did my part! Ha!)
I love these windows. A long time ago in England, we were ordering a fish dinner and the waitress said "cod or plaice". We had no idea what she meant by "place" and she just kept repeating herself to us.. I know to choose cod but the plaice is probably tasty too.
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