Old town on a hill-top
October 2nd, 2008 by Rachel | Country: France | 2 Comments »
I’m at Oppéde le Vieux, a magnificent hill-top village. I’m standing on a mountain filled with rocks and some vibrant green grass. The scenary surrounding me is magnificent as there are rounded green hills, tall pointy green trees known as the cypress trees, and little houses made of stones resting on the land.
On the mountain where I am standing, there is a church and a castle known as feudal château.
The church was originated from 12th century. The other buildings by the mountain are from 15th and 16th century.
2 Comments
Candy
November 8, 2008 at 1:57 pm
That is a cool looking tree! I don’t think I’ve ever seen them in the states…at least not that skinny…cool!
Why don’t they restore those Castles that are in disarray?
Great pictures…
Rachel
November 9, 2008 at 8:51 am
They’re called Cypress trees. They’re very well-known in the Provence and Tuscany region. I’ve never seen them in the states too. I’m sure they’re unique to here in Provence and Tuscany.
I do wonder the same thing about restoring castles, but I think it’s because they can’t find all the pieces to restore them back to the original state, and there would perhaps be more damage if they try to put new pieces in. It’s actually quite common to just leave them as the way they are today. In Italy, especially in Rome, there are lots of ancient sites where they look like they’re just destroyed like the castle.