Tournus In Southern Burgundy Pedestrian Way On the Steps of Gerlannus Duration : 1h15min The Black Head Lodging This is one of the last half timbered houses in Tournus. It is a corbelled construction, that is to say that the upper floors overhang the lower...
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Tournus In Southern Burgundy Pedestrian Way On the Steps of Gerlannus Duration : 1h15min The Black Head Lodging This is one of the last half timbered houses in Tournus. It is a corbelled construction, that is to say that the upper floors overhang the lower ones. The reason for building in this way was quite simply because people had to pay a tax which was calculated according to the ground surface area... Thus house owners tried to gain a little extra space on the upper floors! Keep an eye open for the sculpted angel on the corner of Place Carnot and Rue de la République. Opposite it, is the Hôtel de Sagy (No 8 bis). This private house dating from the 15th and 16th centuries is one of the most beautiful ones in the town. It belonged to an important family in Tournus of that same name. The picture opposite shows the interior courtyard of the house. In Place Carnot, there used to be another church: the Church of Saint Andrew. After being disused for a time, it was vandalized and looted o
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