Cup of tea tour - from Nev and LouiseWe recently visited the fortified village of Puycelsi, where we were invited over for a cup of tea. We later had the opportunity to wander around with a local expert on the village and take some pictures......Puycelsi is listed as one of "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" and while meandering around the streets it is clear to see why as there has been extensive renovation works to many of the old properties here. There are also some great views over the Grésigne Forest and Vère valley from the village as it is perched high up on a rocky plateau.
There is a walk around the ramparts where you can discover places such as Château des Capitaines Gouverneurs or the St Roch chapel with a statue of St Roch outside, complete with his dog which is also holding a baguette in its mouth, rumour has it that is why they bake French bread with such a hard crust. Please note the date on the plinth of the statue refers to the age of the Chapel and not the birth date and death of St Roch as that really would be a miracle. For the energetic you can extend your walk into the Grésigne Forest viewing the regional centre for ancient fruit trees on the way. This centre has 750 varieties of fruit tree and over 100 grape varieties from all over the world.
Another location I wanted to see was the Church of St Corneille which has recently held a concert to raise funds for its renovation. Typical for a medieval church, is the blue ceiling which is ornately decorated, I believe the colour blue symbolises the sky and the Gothic designs of this church do draw the eye upwards. The pictures included are one of the ceiling and the other is of the interior. You might think that there are ghosts on the right but these are other visitors to the church and the ghostly effect is due to the long exposure of the shot and them moving around.
Regards Nev.
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