Thiers in Monts du Forez in Auvergne, the French capital of cutlery and a picturesque medieval town clinging on the cliff above the turbulent Durolle River
Month: February 2014
Saint-Merry Church – Historic Rive Droite
Saint-Merry Church, dedicated to the patron saint of the Right Bank, and former parish church of the moneylenders of Rue des Lombards during the Middle Ages
Bonnieux – Luberon Natural Regional Park
Bonnieux, one of the most beautiful perched villages in the Luberon Natural Regional Park boasts spectacular views and an amazing architectural heritage
Stravinsky Fountain near Centre Pompidou
Stravinsky Fountain, a set of 16 musical fountains created by the surrealist artists Tinguely and Niki de Saint-Phalle and located by the Centre Pompidou
Carrieres de Lumieres – Baux-de-Provence
Les Carrieres de Lumieres, the ancient bauxite quarries in Baux-de-Provence, converted into an underground cultural and art space by Jean Cocteau in 1960
Chapelle Expiatoire – Louis XVI’s memory
The Chapelle Expiatoire, commissioned by Louis XVIII to honour the memory of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette who were executed during the French Revolution