Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Saint-Jean-Lespinasse

The Renaissance Château de Montal, surrounded by a golf course, is open for visitors. Leonardo da Vinci´s "La Joconde" (aka "La Gioconda", "Mona Lisa") was exiled for two years, before the painting returned to the Louvre in 1945, where it can be admired today.

The Romanesque church "Saint-Jean-Baptiste" is the oldest structure in the village of Saint-Jean-Lespinasse. I knew, that a crypt is under this church, but as the church was locked, I could not see the crypt. At least the door was replaced by an iron grill, so that I could see the nave - and the fantastic corbels under the choir´s roof. Here aer three of the corbels: a musician, a devouring animal - and a couple, caught in the act.

The Romanesque church "Saint-Jean-Baptiste" is the oldest structure in the village of Saint-Jean-Lespinasse. I knew, that a crypt is under this church, but as the church was locked, I could not see the crypt. At least the door was replaced by an iron grill, so that I could see the nave - and the fantastic corbels under the choir´s roof.