I'm preparing some new photos, but for today, I'll share this one from my photostream, posted a few years ago on Flickr, for contacts who never saw it before. There are four photos at this post. See the three of Eygalieres, below. Happy Monday, Flickr friends!
Description: Gorbio is a fantastic ancient village near the French border with Italy, perched up on a hill among high mountains, inland from the Cote D'Azur. Here is some interesting information, excerpted for you from this link: www.menton.com/uk/gorbio/index.html
"According to legend, Saint Barnabe is said to have created Gorbio. A former possession of the County of Vintimille, then of Provence. Gorbio was ceded to the Dukes of Savoy in 1388. The Sardes would rule over the village up until the 1860 referendum which declared France the new governing country.
Gorbio, a walled medieval town with gothic ogival gates, is constructed around a central castle. The streets paved in the 17th century tradition of interlocking stones lead to the central square of Saint Barthelemy’s church whose Baroque edifice also dates to the 17th century. Behind the church is the 19th century family home of the Counts of Malaussene.From here one can see the ruins of the Lascaris Palace and the Defense Tower dating back to the 13th century.In the town’s central square, the shade of a centuries-old elm tree and the coolness of a stone fountain provide a marvelous spot for old-timers and visitors alike to linger throughout warm afternoons."
Pour lire au sujet de Gorbio et trouver des liens - en francais - voir : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbio : "Gorbio est une commune française, située dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes et la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Ses habitants sont les Gorbarins. En langue niçoise (Georges Castellana), la ville est appelée Gòrbi et ses habitants lu Gourbarenc ; « à Gorbio même on dit Gour, lu Gourbarin ». Les Gorbarins eux-mêmes disent "Gouarbe", attesté sous la forme Coarbo en 1376. Gorbio est un petit village perché dans une vallée au-dessus de Menton et Roquebrune."
Et voir aussi le site officiel de Gorbio ici: www.gorbio-echos.com/
march25/AnnaZ, earthrhythms, Philippe Sainte-Laudy, Monique Lavoie © 2013, and 561 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Cheri Sundra: Guerrilla Historian 4 months ago | reply
Wonderful capture!
jinchinlin 3 months ago | reply
新年快樂我的朋友
Jose Angel Rodriguez 3 months ago | reply
Bonito rincón rural el que has plasmado.
Mi che le 3 months ago | reply
Angoli pittoreschi !
ilsebatten 3 months ago | reply
Magnificent atmosphere, all that beautiful stone. A wonderful crop Rita
B℮n 3 months ago | reply
Great capture Rita!!
Have a gr8 week!
GRTZ,BEN
Karol Franks 3 months ago | reply
awesome
kiowas 3 months ago | reply
very beautiful!
Michele*mp slowly catching up 3 months ago | reply
Quelles belles photos de Provence! Ce n'est pas très loin de chez moi, mais je ne connais pas
Gorbio! J'aime les textures et couleurs des pierres!
La Fata dei Fiori 3 months ago | reply
oh my sweet Provence!:) love it
pawel85 3 months ago | reply
amazing work my friend !!
toughsl 3 months ago | reply
Great detail and composition.
tsuping.liu 3 months ago | reply
Excellent image.
With best wishes from Taiwan.
NYCandre 3 months ago | reply
Beautiful image ! thanks for sharing - also for the pp details
tsuping.liu 3 months ago | reply
Excellent image !!!
With best wishes from Taiwan.
Duarja 3 months ago | reply
Wonderful place!!
svetlana1961(very busy) 3 months ago | reply
So wonderful shot!
Thalassa2 (very very off) 3 months ago | reply
so beautiful!!
nartenimages 3 months ago | reply
Great shot of Gorbio!
Monica Arellano-Ongpin 5 weeks ago | reply
Perfectly rendered ambience of a Provencal hill town.