The Church Saint Pierre of Montfort l’Amaury , part II !!!

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This is a nice town and a wonderful off the beaten path visits to Montfort L’Amaury. I like to tell you more as found me older pictures in my cd roms that should be in my blog for you and me. When I was in Versailles, I came often to his town and walking all over it, and family lunches. It is 28 km from Versailles, For info, Montfort L’Amaury is in the Yvelines  dept 78 of the Île de France region of my belle France. Therefore, let me tell you a bit more on the Church Saint Pierre of Montfort l’Amaury , part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

This medieval city extends at the foot of the ruins of its fortified castle. Born with the Capetians, the city is deeply linked to the history of France. Its narrow cobbled streets and its historic monuments offer a panorama of 1,000 years of history. Its charm and its art of living have always attracted artists. Its historical and cultural importance, its monuments such as the Maison-Museum Maurice Ravel, Church Saint-Pierre,  Anne de Bretagne, ramparts, etc are gorgeous,(see posts).

 The wonderful impressive by its size and the size of the town is the Church Saint Pierre (St Peter) from the 15-16C, ordered rebuilt by Anne de Bretagne in 1491, at the place of the old medieval church of the 11C ordered built by Count Amaury Ier de Montfort. If you are into these sort of things ,there is a cemetary from the 15-16C surrounded by galleries looking like a cloister serving as charniers for the inhumanisation of corps taken from the old cemetary by the church, It has a nice looking cloister entrance.

Montfort l'Amaury

Montfort l'Amaury mont view ch Saint-Pierre

The town of Montfort L’Amaury on its history/heritage:  https://www.montfortlamaury.fr/culture-tourisme/patrimoine-historique/

The town of Montfort L’Amaury on the Church Saint Pierre: https://www.montfortlamaury.fr/leglise-saint-pierre/

There you go folks, a bit of culture away in a small quant town in my beloved Yvelines, nearer my dear Versailles. Its a nice detour to see what could be call an off the beaten path visit in my belle France. The Tower, church, and museum are worth the detour for a day out into the countryside ; very nice to see. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Pierre of Montfort l’Amaury , part II !!! 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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