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

In the background the medieval bridge, crossing the river Sorgue in Saint-Affrique. On the left the massive neogothic church, constructed in the end of the 19th century, on a place, where a church has been since the early time, over the tomb of Saint Affrique. Nearly nothing is known about him. The very large camel, standing right in the river, surprised me. The camel was real. It moved from time to time and drank water from the river. I tried pretty hard, but I found no connection between this wonderful animal, known from the north-african deserts - and Saint-Affrique. Later that evening I met the owner of the camel. It actually belonged to a small circus.

Saint-Affrique is a little town in the neighbourhood of the very small village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, world famous for it´s Roquefort cheese, made from ewe´s milk. Through St. Affrique runs the river Sorgue, crossed here by five (!) bridges. The oldest, seen here, was constructed around 1270. In the background the neogothic from the late 19th century church with it´s towering steeple (81m).