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3 Stars - 7 Opinions
Le Bourg, 19800 Correze, France
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Albi (France)
Cathédrale de Sainte-Cécile (Albi, France)
The Main Garden By the River
Romanesque ChapelsAt Apse of Church
Ste Cecile is a huge cathedral (the same size of Notre Dame of Paris).
The stone lace of the entrance is marvellous.
The vault and the walls are painted and stainglasses are amazing.
Schedule : 8H30AM to 7PM in Summer (other months the schedule is reduced)
Entrance of the cathedral itself free.
And last , but not the least, there is the cloister of St Salvy; a very little one, but really charming, with the small square yard, the gallery with the roman arches, the small well in the yard, the sculptures on the columns, the colonnade,. . . well, a real nice little cloister set against the church.
When you have finished visiting the church, go out on the opposite of the main entrance and a small green oasis with papyrus, bamboo, acanthus, and other beautiful green inhabitants will appear (first picture) between double columns sustaining roman arches; on the church side, many capitals and columns have been renovated as you can see on the picture, there is only one old carved capital, but the alley on the other side (picture 2) has all the old columns and capitals, showing some interesting sculptures; these eared dragons, (or wolves? or ??) do (picture 3) what monks were not allowed to do: kiss! Many of the sculptures are weathered, difficult to decipher, but it is very interesting to look how the middle age artists represented the capital sins and other sins, because many of the sculptures here are representations of sins, reminding to the monks who lived there all the horrors of the life outside the monastery; we find the sculptures interesting and beautiful, but they were carved to look ugly and frightening.. . . . . .
Today this cloister is a very quiet place, with very few visitors (specially on rainy days!), and enjoy the quietude of the garden (picture 4) and the view of the arches of the galleries (picture 5).
Place du Cloître St Salvy; Entrance of the church: rue Mariès
Rue Mariès or Sainte-Cécile, 81000 Albi
This large 16C home is also known as the "Pharmacie des Penitents". It is on the next corner after the Prefecture. Today there is a modern pharmacy on the ground floor. It has most beautiful and varied carving on its vertical posts and horizontal frames and window surrounds. On one there can be seen, at the center, a "Mannekin Pis". Here in Albi, brick in various patterns fill the spaces instead of plaster, making the buildings sturdier and the most attractive in France. An old tradesman's sign hangs outside.
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