This is Montsaunés !!!

Posted in Europe, France
We have driven all over this wonderful area of my belle France, and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful family times we had there, There is so much to see , doing my best, and glad found me these older paper pictures which now transposing in my blog for you and me, The pictures are old ,so the quality may not be as good ,but the memories are forever, Therefore, here is my take on this is Montsaunés !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I. The village of Montsaunès is located in the Haute-Garonne department, 31 in the Occitanie region of my belle France. Historically and culturally, Montsaunès is part of the country of Comminges, corresponding to the former county of Comminges, district of the province of Gascony located in the current departments of Gers, Haute- Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées and Ariège, It is 68 km from Toulouse, 20 km from Saint Gaudens, 127 km from Pau, 68 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon,224 km from Jaca (Spain) ,744 km from Versailles,and 801 km from my current house, We got here by A10 dir Bordeaux, then A62,past Toulouse on A64 ,D117 to village, The one thing to see here is the Saint-Christophe Church, the only Templar church in France whose architecture has remained intact. The church is a large brick building which dates back to the end of the 12C. It has retained its remarkable decorations which make it famous. Indeed, two portals with finely chiseled figurations in white limestone, as well as the painted interior set, allow us to grasp the religious and symbolic dimensions of the Templars. The portal capitals date back to the end of the 12C and are among the most beautiful in Comminges. Staged in stylized architectural settings, they refer to various episodes of the New Testament and in particular to the childhood of Jesus, or to the life of certain apostles or holy martyrs (crucifixion of St Peter, stoning of St Stephen, etc.). The arch of the western portal is decorated with carved masks. Montsaunés ch Saint Christophe chevet c2010 Montsaunés ch Saint Christophe nave to altar c2010 A bit of history tell us that the Commandery of Montsaunès already existed in 1142, since it was the year when the Temple of Montsaunès (church) was received a donation by Foundanier of Toulouse, The notoriety of the Commandery in the middle of the 12C allowed certain nobles of the region to pronounce the wishes to the order of the temple. After the abolition of the order of the temple, Montsaunès became one of the main commandery of the Order of Saint-Jean of Jerusalem, The local Cagire Garonne Sarlat tourist office on the church St Christophe : https://opyrenees.fr/visite-leglise-de-montsaunes-un-edifice-templier-salies-martory-comminges-pyrenees/ The Templars site on the Montsaunés commandery: https://templiers.org/montsaunes.html There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in the Haute Garonne dept 31, driving all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Montsaunés !!! 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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