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PCT4297805: A dish from the south of France: Cassoulet, a traditional recipe for stew from the south west (Southwest, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrenees, Occitanie) - beans (white bean), Toulouse sausage, poultry confit and pork meat, cooked in a terrine (cassole). There are special recipes for three cities competing for the paternity of this Occitan feast: Castelnaudary, Carcassonne and Toulouse - meals, local cuisine, tradition, Midi - photo Patrice Cartier - see also GUT2289, 2290 and 2291 -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4297441: Carnival of Limoux Languedoc-Roussillon, France - Carnival of Limoux (11, Aude, Languedoc, Occitanie): exit of the Meuniers under the arcades of the central square, the first day of the Carnival - mask, disguise - music: band - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295875: Church of Saint-Nectaire (Saint Nectaire, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne): reliquary bust of Saint Baudime (companion of Saint Nectaire during the evangelization of the Monts d'Ore) in oak covered with copper regrowth and gold. The right hand is raised as a sign of blessing. The eyes are ivory with the iris in horn. The dilated pupils give the gaze a terrifying expression - religious art 12th century - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295933: Inscription dating from the French Revolution above the northern portal of the Cathedrale de Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome, 63, Auvergne): “The French people recognize the existence of the Supreme Being and the immortalite of the soul. It dates from 1793-1794 when the ancient religions were suppressed in favour of the cult of the Reason (autumn 1793-spring 1794) and the cult of the Etre-Supreme (spring 1794-summer 1794) - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295972: Dedie to Vercingetorix and to the Battle of Gergovie, the commemorative monument 26 metres high (in Volvic stone) is from Jean Tillard, architect of the city of Clermont-Ferrand. It was published in 1903 by public subscription on the site presume of Gergovia's oppidum. In 1942, particles of earth were brought into its base from all the provinces and the French Empire - Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome - Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4295992: Abbey church Saint-Austremoine (Saint Austremoine) of Issoire (Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne) - the choir with its columns and polychrome capitals 12th century - Romanesque art auvergnat - Romanesque sculpture - abbey church, Issoire, Puy-de-Dome, France, 12th century- Photo Patrice Cartier -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4296017: Temple of Mercury (Gallo-Roman of the second century) at the top of Puy de Dome, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome, France - Roman architecture - site rehabilitation - restoration of the wall of the sanctuary, southeast corner - photo Patrice Cartier, July 2017 -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images
PCT4296130: Train on tires (tire rail): Michelin railcar intended for French colonies: the colonial Micheline type 51 known as Madagascar, used in the 50s (1950), exhibited in the premises of “” L'Aventure Michelin”, a museum that traces the history of the French tyre firm in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne) - Photo Patrice Cartier 2017 -, Cartier, Patrice / Bridgeman Images