Last week in the Pyrenees

Last week in the Pyrenees, 
Great scenery, amazing hillside villages, any number of "must see" ruined castles and abbeys sitting atop impossibly high mountain peaks ( no threats of uninvited guests on that front) .
Really interesting meals in restaurants with stunning views.
Driving conditions that would get even a hardened Parisienne driver's heart racing.
Historical sites of epic proportion.
If you ever have a spare week in Southern  France then this is a great area to visit.
We were based in the village Belvianes et Cavirac staying in a very unusual B&B called Les Eaux Tranquilles.
The highlight of the week had to be when we stumbled across the village of Rennes-le-Chateau and wandered into a church called St Mary Magdalene.
Now this is one very interesting church and some of you may already know its colourful history .In 2003 Dan Brown drew inspiration from the legend of this church for The Da Vinci Code and in fact various scenes from the film were shot in the church. Apparently in 1885 some priest who loved the high life arrived in the village, started throwing cash around in bucket loads, spent a small fortune on the church and village, and when cornered by his superiors spun some cock and bull story about discovering a horde of missing Knights Templar Treasure. A subsequent trial inthe early part of the nineteen hundreds couldn't nail this shifty sucker and he died in the fifties , taking his secrets to the the grave. Current thought is that he was getting backhanders from the financially well heeled, who were desperate for a big tick prior to popping their clogs.
Enough of that, we're are off to Arles and looking towards a far more refined lifestyle.
A bientôt.