Windows in Our Village of Sablet

"My windows look our over a tiny town........... I have a bouquet on the windowsill and a counter covered with tangerines, plums, tomatoes and every kind of apple ........ a young woman may be sitting for a small portrait.

                             ..... David Oleski .....

I found this quote, and I thought of our tiny town or Village of Sablet ....... it reminded me of our windows, that look out over the rooftops of the village houses all huddled together, the vineyards and the Dentelles de Montmirail..... it reminded me of the views on a misty morning...........

....... of the brilliantly colored rainbows that I see from our kitchen window at Masion des Pelerins after one of our brief but spectacular thunderstorms ..........

        ...... of the pretty windows dressed up with white louvered shutters,
looking out over the Village Square.......

........it reminded me of the variety of windows that you see walking around Sablet ..... there are many different styles but ..... they all have a character and charm of their own. 

Let's take a peek at the windows of Sablet............

A Roman Arch frames a a window of the twelveth century Church of St Nazaire.....
 it has looked out over the village from its perch for around  900 years........

Very Small Windows in a very big wall that surrounds the old village....... the tiny windows were used for  for "look  outs" over le Plan de Dieu for any "unwelcome guests' and just big enough to do their job, but not let any artillery from opposing armies through...... that also served a dual purpose of being large enough to let light in, yet small enough to protect from the Mistral.


 Shuttered Windows ............

Some with fancy shutters...... and some .... not quite so fancy .......
                                                                      some modern .... some ancient ......

   Inviting windows ..........   

 

                                                                       ........... that say, "come in and join the fun!"

Sophisticated Windows ...... of what once may have been a Maison bourgoise ...... 

                       Or this "window" - is actually one of my favorite doors in the village ...... 

........imaginative and pretty ...... a trompe d'oeil on the door
.... of windows looking out on the vineyards and fields of Provence!

Update!

 Our Windows in Sablet continue with more beautiful pictures that our wonderful guests at "les Pelerins,"  Dave and  Mary Condeff just sent me.  Dave took these on a recent trip to Sablet. 
Merci beaucoup for sharing Dave and Mary! I just love seeing great pics like these from our guests....