
The Toll houses of Pont en Royan
Another of Jackie’s great finds. Painting locations which are different, challenging and historical. Pont en Royan is one of the villages high in the Vercors national park in France. These gorges are some of the most famous in Europe. The medieval toll houses are 16th century and actually suspended over the river. It is breathtaking I can tell you. At the time tolls were collected at the pass from traders wishing to pass through the gorge. People still live there […]
Categories: Painting in France, Places of note, Plein air painting • Tags: Challenging Compositions, Original Watercolour, Travelling Painters