25
Aug
The Villecroze washhouse

This washhouse dates from 1868. Many housewives went there, but first and foremost were the professional washerwomen, or bugadières, who were given laundry to wash. The word “bugado” comes from the Old French…

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2
Aug
The Saint-Victor chapel

This lovely late 11th-century Romanesque chapel, listed on the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques, is the village’s former parish church. Built of tufa stone, it comprises a 3-bay nave, 1 side aisle and…

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2
Aug
The troglodyte caves

The troglodytic caves nestle in the heart of the sun-drenched tufa cliffs. Occupied since prehistoric times, they have belonged successively to Benedictine monks, to the local lord who fortified them, and then to…

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