France today is a more secular country, but Catholic churches and cathedrals — such as Marseille’s Notre Dame de la Garde — dominate the landscape.
The Marseille basilica, devoted to protecting the city’s seafarers, rises above high above the port.
The church’s gilded and majestic interior has its share of ships, too.
On market day, in l’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, the church rises above the town’s main square.
It has an ornate Baroque interior.
Here, the church floor in the Luberon village of Ansouis is warmed by light reflected through its stained-glass windows.
Late afternoon winter sunlight warms the front of Arles’ church on the main square.
Palace of the Popes, Avignon
On the ramparts of the Palace of the Popes, Avignon
Chapel built into the hillside of Mont Sainte Victoire, east of Aix-en-Provence
Aix’s main cathedral, Saint Sauveur
A statue on Aix’s Saint Sauveur
Notre Dame from the Seine.
Windows in Notre Dame
Sacre-Coeur, taken from the Pompidou msueum in Paris
A miniature roadside chapel in the Haute-Saone region of France
A church in one of the village’s of Alsace
Strasbourg Cathedral
The door of Strasbourg Cathedral
Beaune in Burgundy country.
3 Replies to “The Churches of Provence & Beyond”
Jerry,
I’ve just been re-reading some of your posts as we get closer to our trip to Provence. I have printed out particular articles and we will use them as our “guidebook” for our visit – much better than Rick Steves! I have also enrolled in IS for the one week we are in Aix and my husband will be i meetings all day. So, you’re writings and experiences have definitely had a direct effect on our trip planning! Thanks again.
What is the actual name of the “miniature roadside chapel in the Haute-Saone region?” Would love to check it out especially since we will be visiting that area!
Apologies but I’m not sure. We passed it on the road between Luxeuil-les-bains and La Rochere. Just before a creek in which the cows and kids were swimming together!
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Jerry,
I’ve just been re-reading some of your posts as we get closer to our trip to Provence. I have printed out particular articles and we will use them as our “guidebook” for our visit – much better than Rick Steves! I have also enrolled in IS for the one week we are in Aix and my husband will be i meetings all day. So, you’re writings and experiences have definitely had a direct effect on our trip planning! Thanks again.
Patricia Chapman
What is the actual name of the “miniature roadside chapel in the Haute-Saone region?” Would love to check it out especially since we will be visiting that area!
Apologies but I’m not sure. We passed it on the road between Luxeuil-les-bains and La Rochere. Just before a creek in which the cows and kids were swimming together!