The Church Saint Peter’s of Théze !

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I like to take you down to a beautiful area, another one, of my belle France, deep to this off the beaten path village on my road warrior trips. I am updating this older post with new text and links for you and me, Therefore ,here is my take on the main visitor monument the Church Saint Peter’s of Théze ! Hope you enjoy it as I

The Church Saint Peter dates from the 12C. It is remarkable for the volume of its porch tower and its Renaissance portal. It contains objects, paintings and furniture from the times. This was an imposing church . The unique thing about it is that it has a square bell tower with huge counterweight in a double retreat and with a cylindrical tower. It is considered as one of the most original in the region of Béarn.

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The Church Saint Peter (Pierre) given for half to Lescar, at the end of the 11C or early 12C. From the 12C church there remain the low parts of the bedside and undoubtedly the structural work of the western elevation. Important transformations took place at the end of the 15C and at the beginning of the 16C undoubtedly following partial destruction . The bell tower-porch houses a Renaissance portal of the second quarter of the 16C. This bell tower-porch, served by a spiral staircase, had to play the role of belfry. It is possible that it was not finished until the end of the 16C. Construction of the sacristy in 1860, the southern aisle in 1866, repair of the bell tower frame in 1902.

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Théze is located in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64 , in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. It is 25 km from Pau on the historical and cultural level, Thèze is part of the old province of Béarn,(Vic-Bilh) which was also a state and which presents a historical and cultural unit, In 1385, Theze parish was an archimpreted of the diocese of Lescar and constituted a notaria. The remains of two fortified sets of the 11C and 12C, testify to the ancient past of the town. One of the sites, says the la Moutta, is currently wearing a calvary. The dovecote located at its foot is built on the site of the primitive entrance. The 18C gentlehomme Fanget family, had the Château de Fanget, located at the high point of the village and was restored after a long period of ruin to house municipal premises. The town presents a set of 16C to the 20C residences and farms, The town is reach by the N134 ,D44, D944 as well as the A65 exit/sortie Thèze. However, we came from Pau taking the D834 road,

The town ot Théze on its history/heritage : https://www.theze64.fr/histoire/

The local Béarn Madiran tourist office : https://www.bearnmadiran-tourisme.fr/

There you go folks, a dandy visit to this small village off the beaten path of my belle France, lovely, very fond memories of our road warrior by the area, and always looking forward to return, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Peter’s of Théze as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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