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Charles Duret, jewellery sculptor

©Titia Carrizey-Jasick

“As soon as I arrived in the bastide town of Domme in 1999 returning to my ancestral home, I was literally swept off my feet.The architecture, the setting, with its extraordinary view are just unique. Behind the fortified walls, there’s this feeling that nothing can get to us, that we’re protected from all that ails the world. I’m lucky enough to live in the Moneyer’s house G , Domme’s very oldest house. Living in a heritage building allows me to affirm my family legacy. Under the arcades, I’m guided by the prevailing serenity while creating my collections of gold and silver-plated jewellery, based on themes that inspire me such as woman and nature.” “I’m guided by the prevailing serenity”

© Bertrand Rieger

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

Whether you arrive by the Carsac-Aillac road or by canoe from the river upstream, this is one Black Périgord’s most emblematic sights… Perched on a rocky outcrop opposite the Turnac peninsula, Montfort castle H  , dominates the “cingle” (or meander) on one side and the hamlet to which it also gives its name on the other side, in the territory of Vitrac. Fief of a Cathar Lord called Bernard de Cazenac during the Albigensian Crusade of 1214, the castle was destroyed by Simon de Montfort—a homonym of mere coincidence—and later rebuilt. The “Cingle” of Montfort

Shortly after its construction, the Porte des Tours E , was used as a gaol for 70 Knights Templar imprisoned in 1307, by order of King Philip the Fair. Hundreds of graffiti drawings carved on the cell walls by the soldier-monks bear witness to their religious faith and their military commitment. The graffiti, featuring seven distinct scenes, are now visible to the public. 700 year old graffitis

© Bertrand Rieger

©Titia Carrizey-Jasick

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