The Fountain Aux Heroes aux Martyrs de la Liberation de l'Arrondisement de Sarlat with its long lists of dead young men. Cars and motorbikes congesting the road before the pedestrian area begins and calms the impeccably restored and preserved medieval centre, turn just before passing this monument. The noise is there, but the view is relatively peaceful. Which feels an ironic choice of words. According to Wikipedia, Sarlat is on France's Tentative List for future
nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site due to the enthusiasm of writer,
resistance fighter and Minister of Culture (1960–1969)
Andre Malraux, who restored the town and continued resisting the destruction of his country. Bravo.
The Lively Men of Sarlat
An entertainer blood chillingly, yet unflinchingly, twists balloons and fills the town
with serious faced children wearing ridiculous crowns.
Street seller holding my pastry parcel, a specialitie de la maison made
by his wife from the walnuts he has grown.
An animated group of gilt Apostles in the cathedral,
still lively after 500 years of uninterrupted gesticulation.
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