Another thing we did while Alan and Linda were visiting was to visit a town near home called Meung-sur-Loire. I'm sure there was some reason that we had originally decided to go there -- I think it was all of the mills there -- but when we got there we just parked the car and walked around, which turned out to be great. In addition to a REALLY helpful tourist information office, we found a lovely church there called the Collégiale Saint-Liphard. These pictures show the nave and the apse of the church. (Not sure which is which? Check your
church vocabulary!)
We really liked this church -- interesting yet much simpler than the sometimes garishly ornate edifices that attract scores of tourists; and imposing yet not outlandishly huge as though designed by the 12th-century equivalent of the Texas chamber of commerce. In fact, it almost seemed cozy inside. Oh, and it's old: In 2004 they held a commemoration of its 900th anniversary. Plus, there is a sarcophagus sitting off in a corner that dates from the sixth century, just to remind the rest of the church not to get too cocky about the whole 1104 thing.
Another thing we did while Alan and Linda were visiting was to visit a town near home called Meung-sur-Loire. I'm sure there was some reason that we had originally decided to go there -- I think it was all of the mills there -- but when we got there we just parked the car and walked around, which turned out to be great. In addition to a REALLY helpful tourist information office, we found a lovely church there called the Collégiale Saint-Liphard. These pictures show the nave and the apse of the church. (Not sure which is which? Check your church vocabulary!)
We really liked this church -- interesting yet much simpler than the sometimes garishly ornate edifices that attract scores of tourists; and imposing yet not outlandishly huge as though designed by the 12th-century equivalent of the Texas chamber of commerce. In fact, it almost seemed cozy inside. Oh, and it's old: In 2004 they held a commemoration of its 900th anniversary. Plus, there is a sarcophagus sitting off in a corner that dates from the sixth century, just to remind the rest of the church not to get too cocky about the whole 1104 thing.
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