French Countryside Photo Essay

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French Countryside Photo Essay

There is nothing quite like the French countryside in summer. Thanks to the French tripism board I was recently able to experience the Midi-Pyrenees in a spectacular way, slow and steady via a bike. Read about my experience here and here.I want to encourage those who haven’t ventured beyond Paris to do so by posting some of my French countryside photography here from a recent trip. Thanks to Erik of the Global Trip for photos #1 and 2 below as well as the Aligot shot.


Bodies of water


fields of wheat


unusual sheep hearder huts


stone houses


superb food found even in the middle of nowhere


local dishes, this is Aligot famous in the Aveyron region (a mixture of whipped potatoes and cheese)


Hollyhocks growing beside stone houses


Passion fruit vines


Red clay rooftops


countryside vistas


French blue


blue shutters


Pink shutters!


Never ending shutters


Village cafés


Castle towns


Window boxes


Decorating your stone house with flowers


Charming doors


Church doors