28/04/12: Village des Bories
The Bories Village in Gordes in the Luberon, Vaucluse.
Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/6.3, 1/160sec, 14mm
Nestled on a low mountain in the Vaucluse, a cable's length from the village of Gordes, the Bories village, classed as a historic monument, gives a priceless account of the way of life in Provence, from far-off times to the present day.
The origin of the bories at Gordes is believed to date back to the time of the Ligurians who lived in the region several centuries before our eras.
The bories, also familiarly known as "Gallic huts", are built of drystone, that is stone without mortar, on the principle of the corbel vault.
These traditional dwellings, using local stone, were still being built up until last century. The bories village, restored between 1969 and 1976, looks as it did when the last inhabitants abandoned it at the beginning ofthe 19th century.
Leica Digilux 3
Leica D Vario-Elmarit f/2.8-3.5/14-50 mm ASPH.
ISO-100, F/6.3, 1/160sec, 14mm
Nestled on a low mountain in the Vaucluse, a cable's length from the village of Gordes, the Bories village, classed as a historic monument, gives a priceless account of the way of life in Provence, from far-off times to the present day.
The origin of the bories at Gordes is believed to date back to the time of the Ligurians who lived in the region several centuries before our eras.
The bories, also familiarly known as "Gallic huts", are built of drystone, that is stone without mortar, on the principle of the corbel vault.
These traditional dwellings, using local stone, were still being built up until last century. The bories village, restored between 1969 and 1976, looks as it did when the last inhabitants abandoned it at the beginning ofthe 19th century.
