Showing posts with label Salviac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salviac. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Dreams and Lions in Salviac

#Salviac##Fountains#RuedelaFointaine


The past three years we have visited this village and the small square; however the fountain was never in operation ...
Yesterday ... a surprise - The water was roaring out of the Lions' mouths ...



Can you hear the roar?


 As we walked down the street yesterday ... we saw the "a vendre" sign!


Here is the same property a year ago when it first caught our eyes and we dreamily thought it would make a nice "pied à terre" with endless possibilities to create a lovely courtyard filled with many pots of bright coloured summer flowers ... a quiet retreat.


Are we dreaming ... "The Impossible Dream"?

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Roads Less Travelled

A peek down a side street.


It's funny what you can discover on just an ordinary day.

Monsieur Honey has been moaning about his hair..."I need it cut, it's grown way too fast again!"

Therefore, Tuesday morning we ventured into the village of Salviac to see if there was a Coiffure open, ready and able to provide him with service....we arranged an appointment for 1PM.

With some time (2 hours) on our hands, we wandered the village streets and then decided to go for a drive on some different roads and directions. 

A quick look at the map, and away we went through some rural areas of the Lot and crossed into the Dordogne.

We discovered a vineyard in Bouzic and a lookout tower at Moncalou in the Dordogne both worthy of visits, but we will pick a clear day to climb the stairs to the top of the tower when we will be able to see for miles and miles.

As you can see from the photos, the sky was heavy with dark clouds and threatened rain all day.

We made it back in time for Monsieur Honey's appointment.

One of the many side streets in Salviac.

Making the most of what you have....lovely garden in a tiny alley way.

 An old Café property for sale....what a wonderful courtyard you could create in this space.

Checking out the backyard gardens. Beautiful!

Not quite the Trevi Fountain....but has lots of character...can you see the lion's head spout?




In the background is the lookout tower at Moncalou...with panoramic views.  
We will go back on a clear day.

Ancient river banks.

The bunny rabbit on guard at a country house.