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Today we went to Embrun - on the far end of Lac de Selles-Porcon, on the river Durance. On the way back, we took a detour to the Abbey of Boscodon, folllowing the Toorent de Boscodon - another wild river strewaming down the mountains, in a wide, stony watercourse.
01-PedestrianArea * The old city is mainly a pedestrian area, and it goes up to the centre. * 1479 x 1473 * (299KB)
02-OldHouse * It's an old town, and there are quite a lot of old houses. Mostly, the fronts are well preserved, but the sidewalls are often neglected. * 1488 x 1984 * (376KB)
02a-Blinds * Nice scheme of blinds and wall * 2304 x 3072 * (1.16MB)
02b-Blinds * The original. Don't bother about colour, just use wood... * 2304 x 3072 * (749KB)
02c-Blinds * You can use well-worked woods, of course...But why paint? * 2304 x 3072 * (937KB)
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02d-Blinds * Well, some do. And the fences are nicely decorated, even when high above street level. * 2304 x 3072 * (549KB)
02e-Balustrade * Look down on the ordinary people... * 3072 x 2304 * (795KB)
03-MidevealWall * Another medieval wall, built from local stone. * 1488 x 1984 * (499KB)
04-Door * This is a door to the previous governmental offices. * 1488 x 1984 * (485KB)
05-GourvernamentalPalace * Housed behind this front * 1488 x 1984 * (481KB)
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06-Watch * A guard stone? It seems a bigger face has been cut off.... * 1488 x 1984 * (402KB)
07-Marketplace * A square, previously a marketplace. * 1984 x 1488 * (449KB)
08-Sundial * Sundial on a building. * 1488 x 1984 * (366KB)
09-Square * The big square - with terraces, of course. * 3448 x 1316 * (571KB)
10-Colours * A colourful street * 1467 x 1884 * (289KB)
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11-Widen * Build wider on the first floor, just these few houses. * 1407 x 1845 * (268KB)
12-Widen * Also in a side street * 1428 x 1920 * (309KB)
13-MainStreet * The main street leading to the market place * 1488 x 1984 * (422KB)
13a-RoundHouse * This house may have had a tower - or the stair was built in the round part * 2304 x 3072 * (640KB)
14-FountainHead * The fountain spits water from faces - each fountain has similar outlets * 1488 x 1984 * (561KB)
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