A couple of nights ago we went with some friends to St Amand de Coly where there was a night market, something else we have never done since moving here! After parking near the village this was the sight that greeted us on entering the village, the enormous 12th century Romanesque fortified church which reportedly has walls that are 4 meters thick in parts, gaps in the walls for archer positions to defend the occupants and several staircases that can be seen inside the church that mislead attackers to enter that eventually led to dead ends, which I take it is exactly what happened to the opposition when entering the passage ways!
Walking through the village we came to a very large area where local produce was being sold and cooked to order if required, a really good evening with live music and plenty of food and drink, something else we will definitely be going to again soon, maybe I'll remember to take some more pictures of the actual market next time!
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