the cave-dwellers of the Loire valley
© Hervé HUGHES / hemis.fr
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France :
Cave-dwellings, underground refuges, wine caves, mushroom caves, churches‌ An exploration of the underground world below Anjou, Tourraine and Poitou reveals more than you would expect. Dive into the universe of the cave-dwellers.
HEMIS_058241 : France, Maine et Loire, Saint Georges des 7 Voies, ground helix by Warminski
HEMIS_058484 France, Indre et Loire, Azay le Rideau, chemin des Caves, Mr Sarrazin's Troglodytic Cottage
HEMIS_058435 France, Maine et Loire, Turquant, Grande Vignolle Hillside
HEMIS_141920 France, Deux Sevres, Tourtenay, a troglodytic dovecote
HEMIS_058429 France, Maine et Loire, Breze castle
HEMIS_058431 France, Maine et Loire, Grande Vignolle hillside at Turquant
HEMIS_058451 France, Maine et Loire, quarry of Perrieres at Doue la Fontaine
HEMIS_058440 France, Maine et Loire, Cumeray, Mr and Mrs Marion at Cumeray
HEMIS_058462 France, Maine et Loire, Doue la Fontaine, troglodytic zoo
HEMIS_058470 France, Loir et Cher, house frontage at Troo
HEMIS_058475 France, Loir et Cher, Troo, Barbara and Bernard Savaete's troglodytic guest house at Troo
HEMIS_058472 France, Loir et Cher, Cave Yucas at Troo
HEMIS_058481 France, Indre et Loire, Mr Roy, basket maker at Villaines les Rochers
HEMIS_058483 France, Indre et Loire, Azay le Rideau, chemin des caves, Mr Sarrazin's troglodytic cottage
HEMIS_058541 France, Gironde, Monolith church in Saint Emilion
HEMIS_058486 France, Indre et Loire, Chinon, Saint Radegonde chapel
HEMIS_088941 France, Loir et Cher, frontage of a coffee shop of Troo, village troglodyte
HEMIS_132726 : France, Maine et Loire, Breze, troglodytic bakery of the castle
HEMIS_132728 France, Maine et Loire, oven of the troglodytic bakery of the castle of Breze
HEMIS_141907 France, Maine et Loire, Loire Valley, Montsoreau, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), castle on Loire river banks
HEMIS_141910
HEMIS_141912
France, Maine et Loire, Turquant, Hotel of La Grande Vignolle, Relay and castles, troglodytic suite
France, Indre et Loire, Rochecorbon, Domaine des Hautes Roches hotel, troglodytic suite
HEMIS_141913 France, Indre et Loire, Rochecorbon, Domaine des Hautes Roches hotel, troglodytic suite
HEMIS_141915 France, Loir et Cher, Troo, troglodytic dwelling of Mr Lallement
HEMIS_141914 France, Maine et Loire, Turquant, Grande Vignolle hotel, troglodytic suite
HEMIS_141917 France, Maine et Loire, Treves, tower
HEMIS_141918 France, Maine et Loire, Loire Valley, Montsoreau, labelled Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France), Castel Caillou, garden and troglodytic dwelling
HEMIS_141922 France, Maine et Loire, Saint Hilaire Saint Florent, Langlois castle, wine checking
HEMIS_141919 France, Maine et Loire, Goure, windmill
HEMIS_141925 France, Loir et Cher, Bourre, breeding
HEMIS_141926 France, Loir et Cher, Troo, restroom of the troglodytic dwelling of Mr Lallement
HEMIS_141929 France, Maine et Loire, Deneze, la Cave aux Sculptures
HEMIS_141928 France, Indre et Loire, Courtineau valley, allegorical fresco carved on a wall of the troglodytic gite of Mr. Rateau
HEMIS_141930 France, Maine et Loire, Doue la Fontaine, La Sabliere, troglodytic gallery
HEMIS_141908 : France, Maine et Loire, Loire Valley listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Le Thoureil, gabare (local and traditional barge) on Loire River
HEMIS_141931 France, Maine et Loire, Doue la Fontaine, Roses festival, decorated cave
HEMIS_141933 France,Indre et Loire, Azay le Rideau, Goupilleres valley, troglodytic farm
HEMIS_141932 France, Maine et Loire, Doue la Fontaine, Roses festival, decorated cave
HEMIS_141940 France, Loir et Cher, Villiers sur Loir, underground gallery of stone extraction of the hill of Saint Andre
HEMIS_141945 France, Indre et Loire, Courtineau valley, frontage of Mr juin troglodytic dwelling
HEMIS_141952 France, Indre et Loire, Courtineau Valley, room of a troglodytic dwelling
HEMIS_141946 France, Indre et Loire, Rochecorbon, Basse Riviers manor, troglodytic stair
HEMIS_141954 France, Indre et Loire, Courtineau Valley, the troglodytic vault of Notre Dame de Lorette
HEMIS_141958 France, Loir et Cher, Bourre, Cellar of the Rocks
HEMIS_141963 France, Indre et Loire, Rochecorbon, Domaine des Hautes Roches hotel, Relay and Castles, window of a troglodytic suite
HEMIS_141960 France, Loir et Cher, Montrichard, alignment of barrels of the Cellars Paul Buisse
HEMIS_141964 France, Maine et Loire, Deneze, Sculptures Cellar
HEMIS_141966 France, Indre et Loire, Azay le Rideau, le Chemin des Caves, troglodytic dwelling
HEMIS_141971 France, Maine et Loire, Montsoreau, dining room of the troglodytic house of Mr Pepin Lemer
HEMIS_141975
HEMIS_141976
France, Indre et Loire, Azay le Rideau, le Chemin des Caves, troglodytic bed and breakfast of Mr. Sarrazin
France, Indre et Loire, Chinon, fresco painted in the troglodytic vault of Sainte Radegonde
HEMIS_141921 : France, Maine et Loire, Coutures, Manor of Caillere, troglodytic dwelling of Richard Rak
HEMIS_141978
HEMIS_141983
France, Loir et Cher, Troo, terrace and the garden of the dwelling troglodyte of Mr, Jean Paul Lallemand
France, Indre et Loire, Villaines les Rochers, Mr Roy, the workshop troglodytic of basket making of Mr. Roy
HEMIS_141986
HEMIS_141988
France, Loir et Cher, Troo, dining room of the dwelling troglodyte of Mr, Jean Paul Lallemand
France, Maine et Loire, Doue la Fontaine, roses bunch installed in the shelly sand for the Roses Festival
HEMIS_141993 France, Indre et Loire, Perusson, troglodytic feudal mound
HEMIS_141996 France, Loir et Cher, Chissay en Touraine's castle, bathroom of the troglodyte suite
HEMIS_141994 France, Maine et Loire, Louerre, La Louviere cave, sculpted face on a wall by J.P Bodin
HEMIS_141997 France, Loir et Cher, Chissay en Touraine's castle, troglodyte suite of the Relais et ch창teaux
HEMIS_141998 France, Loir et Cher, Troo, troglodyte house of Mr, Lallement
HEMIS_142001 France, Indre et Loire, Saint Etienne de Chigny, Michele Miniere, sculptor in his workshop troglodyte
HEMIS_142002
HEMIS_142003
France, Maine et Loire, Souzay Champigny castle at the bottom of the district troglodyte
France, Vienne, Saint Remy sur Creuse, troglodytic fortress of Chalopy, puit of evacuation which allowed the escapes
HEMIS_142165 France, Indre et Loire, Loches, the troglodytic careers of Vignemont
HEMIS_143721 France, Maine et Loire, Deneze, sculpture cave
HEMIS_143719 France, Indre et Loire, Azay le Rideau, Chemin des Caves, troglodytic Bed & Breakfast of Mr Sarrazin
HEMIS_143723 France, Maine et Loire, Doue la Fontaine, decorated garden of the troglodytic dwelling of Mr.Roux
HEMIS_143727 : France, Maine et Loire, around Loaches, painted fresco representing Bacchus on the walls of the Cellar of the Devil