French province - narrow streets, fairytale cave and dolmen

Since I have a lot of other things to do now, some of my posts contain more photos than text. This post is no exception.

We have already written about France, about her peculiarities and living conditions, as well as about visiting various large cities. However, about how we stayed for several days in a French village near Setfon (a larger city nearby - Toulouse), it was not told. Now I want to fill this gap.

During that week, we walked the streets of three small towns, visited a large cave, the entrance to which was in the fabulous thickets of a boxwood forest, visited a Catholic cemetery and even saw a dolmen.

Stone houses with wooden shutters

Stone houses with wooden shutters

All around is stone

All around is stone

French province

French province

Nice houses in the province

Nice houses in the province

Grandpa was thinking on the road

Grandpa was thinking on the road

There are many small details in France

There are many small details in France

The sidewalk is made of small pebbles

The sidewalk is made of small pebbles

Some doors and houses are signed

Some doors and houses are signed

Some doors and houses are signed

Some doors and houses are signed

We walked around the whole city in 20 minutes

We walked around the whole city in 20 minutes

Just sunset after rain

Just sunset after rain

Neighborhood Setfon

Houses overlooking the river

Houses overlooking the river

Narrow street for one car

Narrow street for one car

Evening gatherings on the terrace of the house

Evening gatherings on the terrace of the house

This is what the city hall looks like

This is what the city hall looks like

Setfon street

Setfon street

Catholic cemetery is very different from ours

Catholic cemetery is very different from ours

The cemetery is fenced in with a stone fence

The cemetery is fenced in with a stone fence

3 old Citroens in someone's yard

3 old Citroens in someone's yard

10 years ago, Daria was here on a volunteer project

10 years ago, Daria was here on a volunteer project

For some reason I used to think that only we have dolmens in Russia. Well, that is, there is something similar in other countries, but only dolmens are right here. It turned out that exactly the same structures are in the Pyrenees in France. And one of them is located on the outskirts of Setfon town. Stands alone in the woods next to a wide alley and a small airport. As our friends told us, during the construction of this airport, many dolmens were destroyed. So not only in Russia such strange things as the destruction of monuments are happening. True, it was all 20 years ago.

We walked along this alley to the dolmen

We walked along this alley to the dolmen

Dolmen just stands in the forest

Dolmen just stands in the forest

The weather was amazing that day

The weather was amazing that day

Fairy cave

Friends gave us their little subcompact car and we drove it to the cave. Only one thing was upsetting - the falling rain. Having strayed a little among low bushes and stones, we found ourselves in a boxwood forest. The feeling was, as in a fairy tale, the goblin was about to jump out of the tree. And so we gazed at this green jungle that we almost passed the entrance to the cave. Our attention was attracted by the voices of the locals, who often come here themselves..

Sure, Migulinsky caves, which we visited recently are much more interesting from the point of view of the caves themselves, but here such a stunning view opened up ...

It started raining on the day of visiting the cave

It started raining on the day of visiting the cave

Stunning views of the Pyrenees and the river bend

Stunning views of the Pyrenees and the river bend

Fabulous thickets of boxwood

Fabulous thickets of boxwood

The entrance to the cave is not easy to find

The entrance to the cave is not easy to find

If you use a flashlight for a long time

If you use a flashlight for a long time

The first attempts to come up with something in the dark

The first attempts to come up with something in the dark

None of us freezlighters

None of us freezlighters

Large cave hall with a window to the outside

Large cave hall with a window to the outside

The cave ends with a window overlooking the mountains

The cave ends with a window overlooking the mountains

Something again wanted so much in France, in the Pyrenees ...

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