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Feb 2, 2017 · Medieval Charroux is one of France’s “Most Beautiful Villages”. Occasionally you’ll pass through a French town that proclaims itself to be “ une ville franche ” – a “free city”. There are even a couple dozen towns in France actually named some variant of “Villefranche” or (in the areas nearer to Germany) “Fribourg ...
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Explore Charroux. France This Way review: an attractive and unspoiled village with some lovely traditional houses, it is a pleasure to stroll around Charroux admiring the architecture, the decorative wells and stone benches. There are a few places of particular interest to explore in the pretty village of Charroux, including two stone entrance ...
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Cité ancienne classée parmi les \"Plus Beaux Villages de France\", Charroux fut une ville fortifiée et un important carrefour d'échanges au Moyen Age. Le nom évocateur des rues témoigne encore de cette grande activité : rues de la poulaillerie, de la corderie, des tanneurs, des fours à chaux... Charroux conserve de cette époque, des façades en pier...
Le coeur du village abrite la « Cour des Dames » cernée de façades concaves tandis que les portes d'orient et d'occident signalent la limite des anciennes fortifications.
L'ensemble est à découvrir lors des visites guidées (voir ci-dessous) ou à l'occasion de la journée des artistes et artisans qui a lieu chaque année début août.
Charroux, a stronghold part of the Dukes of Bourbon’s fiefdom. Charroux, a picturesque medieval village situated 20 kilometers south of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, is one of the eleven villages in Auvergne ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France. Remarkably, it stands as the sole village in Allier to have received this prestigious ...
Charroux est située au sud du département de l'Allier 2, entre les rivières Sioule et Bouble, à 21 km à vol d'oiseau au nord-ouest de Vichy, 10 km au nord de Gannat et 16 km au sud-sud-est de Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule. Six communes sont limitrophes de Charroux 3 : Communes limitrophes de Charroux. Taxat-Senat.
A medieval town with a rich past, the village of Charroux, nestling at the heart of Bourbonnais, is listed among the most beautiful villages of France.Its streets and paved alleyways offer a superb heritage for walkers and lovers of old buildings: ancient houses, a 12th-century church with a truncated bell tower, clock tower, market hall with wooden pillars, a residence with a timber frame and ...
This is how the legend of Charroux' s abbey holding the relic of the Sainte Vertu (Holy Virtue) came to be.. Charlemagne is said to have received this gift on his journey to Jerusalem, and in turn donated it to the abbey. The precious reliquary was miraculously recovered in the 11 th century. The cult of the Holy Virtue brought in many ...
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