Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: belltower

The village of Uchizy (about 9km south of Tournus) was first mentioned, when Louis II ( aka "Louis the Stammerer") donated it to the monastery St.- Philibert in Tournus in 878. The church was built late 11th century probably by monks from Tournus. On the left (under the tree, next to the transsept) is the main entrance. The area around Tournus is dotted with romanesque churches. Nearly every village has conserved it´s church. They are open - not locked up as otherwise.

The village of Uchizy (about 9km south of Tournus) was first mentioned, when Louis II (aka "Louis the Stammerer") donated it to the monastery St.- Philibert in Tournus in 878. The church was built late 11th century probably by monks from Tournus. The church has this nice bell-tower, constructed over the crossing. The highest level of the tower has different windows. It was added later, when it was used as a watchtower. The area around Tournus is dotted with romanesque churches. Nearly every village has conserved it´s church. They are open - not locked up as otherwise.

Only the belltower of the "Basilica della Santissima Trinità di Saccargia" can be seen from this point of view. This basilica is probably the most important and renowned Romanesque church in the island of Sardinia. I had seen photographs of this church, that let me to visit Sardinia in June 2014. I returned home after about 2 weeks and had the impression, that I had only seen a small part of the island. So I came back 4 months later to have a second look on some places and continue the trip.