OUR LIFE IN CHALABRE:
An American Expat in
the South of France
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RENNES-LE-CHATEAU
(April 2005)
A Google search for "Rennes le Château" finds 1.3 million sites. No
need therefore to recap here the story of its colorful priest Berenger Sauniere, his mysterious wealth, the as-yet-undiscovered
treasure, and the village's historical connections to the Merovingians, the Holy Grail and other famous Mysteries,
whigh recently inspire Dan Brown's best-selling DA VINCI CODE. It can all be found here.
Rennes-le-Château stands proudly atop of a hill in Languedoc about 20 miles
east of Chalabre and we drove there on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
View of Couiza, the nearest big town, from the mountain road leading to R-L-C
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The surrounding countryside
(North)
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The surrounding countryside
(South)
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A pittoresque ruin on a street corner in R-L-C
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R-L-C's Main Street
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Mysterious Carving on a wall - is the Treasure near?
(we wish!)
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A cross on a street corner
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The famous Tour Magdala
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Another View of the Magdala Tower
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Abbe Sauniere's House
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The Watch Tower
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A street of R-L-C
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The Entrance to the Gardens
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A Cross in the Church Gardens
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Virgin Mary Statue in the Church Gardens
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An Old House in R-L-C
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