First stop was Castillones. We chose this village as it had a market . Up a little hill, a handy parking spot (we don’t need a big spot, Smart Arse is tiny) and we came to a lovely market square. Cannot get over just how superb the medieval buildings in villages like these are. I know they have been much restored and that a hundred years ago the places undoubtedly looked like pretty filthy slums but now they are a delight to see. The main buildings have a religious background, built for the abbots, the ones with the money. Such interesting structures and the camera can’t get enough of their nooks and crannies and ancient doorways and steps with big dents made by thousands of feet over the centuries. The market was in the main square
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