Roquemengarde & Julien
When you leave the mountain towns you do not leave the cuteness behind… The Commune d’USCLAS D’HERAULT presents a sleepy aspect, much belying the nearby dams and dikes that encircle the village. Flooding on the plane from the large rivers is a relatively frequent occurrence and measure must be taken. But today’s effort is not […]Read More »
BARBEGAL, Provence, France
A few years back a fellow did an interesting series called “Connections” where he drew logical (enough) connections between seemingly disparate and unrelated historical events and the reality around us today. Through the wonders of YouTube we are able to share an episode with you, on the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance: […]Read More »
Mas Du Moulin
France has an overabundance of lovely places. Villages are encouraged to beautify and retain their historical charm. Today we are expected up the road a few kilometers from Olargues… http://www.france-beautiful-villages.org/en/olargues Another small village nestled in the crook of a babbling small river, well, actually a hameau really, not a village. A hameau is smaller […]Read More »
Roquebrun
When the project of looking into the potential of old mill sites in Europe started, the first idea was to focus almost entirely upon Belgium. However as our partnership grew and the idea of an EU project took root, the project expanded beyond our wildest imaginations. In the end, the Intelligent Energy Europe Program granted […]Read More »
Moulin des Laures
The Moulin des Laures’ owner has been clearing sediments out of this mill, thought to be built around the 12th century, for a couple of years now … but this is just the beginning of the story. Behind the buildings is a small garden, a plot like so many others one sees scattered around […]Read More »
