For all those who have the chance to spend the summer in Provence, two boards ride on the lands of the Romanesque church architecture. Program: wonderful panorama, charming churches and serenity. Less known than the three sisters Cistercian Sénanque Thoronet and Silvacane , the Monastery of Our Lady of Ganagobie , near Manosque, and perched on a rocky plateau overlooking the Durance to peak, is worth a look and more.
Several architectural elements attract the eye of the visitor. First, the magnificent carved portal that stands naked on the front, just pierced by an oculus. Sobriety, but not counting a decorative-Cistercian. Christ in Majesty with Evangelists (and their symbolic animals angel bull, lion, eagle) overlooking the apostles and illustrate the various virtues required of a Christian.
Then, the beautiful mosaic floor, all around the altar in the apse and the transept, on the theme of the struggle between good and evil, the four elements. It's always the sign of attachment of the Cluny Abbey in architecture (and not Cistercian). Here the scenery can be isolated, localized in the wall and really plays its role as an ornament , adding mentally detached from the structure, unlike the Baroque churches, palaces Mannerists Modernist houses, where " everything is decorated. "
Finally, the magnificent staircase of steps simple ones that lead to the organ, or one that is seen sneaking through a hole in the wall down into the adjacent cloister. Those are really beautiful pieces of architecture. In the process, do not miss the visit of Salagon priory and gardens (herb garden, medieval garden, perfumes ...). In the church (XIth - XIIth century), visit the foundations of an ancient Roman villa, admire the carved stones placed on it, and there, above the columns or walls, windows and contemporary designed by Aurélie Nemours .
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