2007 Périgueux - Saint-Jean- PdP Walking

..... "Saint Front". The cathedral was clearly "over restaurated" during the late 19th century. Paul Abadie, the architect, created a new coupole-style roof. Mr. Abadie later built another church, using a very similar design: Sacré-Cœur in Paris.

....the corner an old pilgrim was a looking down to the place behind the cathedral.....

... a side tour to one of our favourite places. A place of pilgrimage over hundreds of years, with a legend, similar to that of Santiago de Compostella . Here the grave of Zacchaeus the Tax Collector (Luke 19) was found. He had moved from Jerusalem to this place in Gaul / France in his older age and lived here as a hermit under the name of Amadour. Yes, people did believe that.........

...passed an old baptisterium. It was locked - and I could only see the outside...

..crossed the Dordogne and walked into Saint Foy la Grand, an old bastide...

... a modern bridge - some 500 years ago...

..crossed the Gironde in La Reole via another impressive bridge. Looked like a model of the Golden Gate Bridge. Maybe...

.....yes! yes! The very first turtle I ever saw in Europe. Well, the first wildone at least. Later that day I saw a huge 20feet-Anaconda, but just for a 1/1000 second. Nobody believed me. Maybe it was just too hot that day...

...the second half of the 19th century, this kind of Grottos were very fashionable in the catholic areas in Europe. A small "Lourdes" for every garden...