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This small village of Pevele located on the Marque river was in its time the framework of the battle at the end which the bases of the border of current France were fixed.
With its 685 inhabitants, this tiny village on a few kilometers only of large the metropolises of Lille preciously has memories of these feats of arms!
Ce petit village de Pevele situé sur la rivière Marque était dans son temps le cadre de la bataille à l'origine des bases de la frontière de la France actuelle . Avec ses 685 habitants, ce village minuscule à quelques kilomètres seulement de la grande métropole de Lille a gardé précieusement des souvenirs de ces faits d'armes! |
| One of the stain glasses in Bouvines |
|  | A comic strip in the church! In the church of the village, nothing in particular, considering by far sice is the relatively important dimensions compared with the size of the village.
But once inside not less than 21 stained glasses tell all the episodes of the battle.
Dans l'église du village, rien de particulier, vu de loin si ce n'est les dimensions relativement importantes comparées à la taille du village.
Mais une fois à l'intérieur pas moins de 21 vitraux racontent tous les épisodes de la bataille. |
Another battle take place every year! Indeed, the fans of bicycle will have already located it, the paving stones of North are the framework of the most prestigious cycle race in the world: PARIS - ROUBAIX.
En effet, les fans de vélo l'aurons déjà repéré, les pavés du Nord sont le cadre de la course cycliste la plus prestigieuse au monde : PARIS - ROUBAIX. | | | PARIS - ROUBAIS in Bouvines: The legend |
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| Pros: | "Very interesting in the historical and sporting plan" | | Cons: | "Few things in the tourist plan, only hicking" | | In A Nutshell: | "Quiete place, great history, sporting curiosity" |
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joiwatani Fri Nov 28, 2008 19:59 UTC
I love the stained glass! We have a lot of these in the Philippines! Most of the churches there are adorned with stained glass imported from Italy and France! | breughel Thu Dec 28, 2006 13:29 UTC
Meilleurs voeux pour l'année nouvelle. Belles pages sur Bouvines, documentées et bilingues. | KiKitC Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:46 UTC
Wow! The stained glass in the church is incredibly beautiful! Thank you for sharing! Have a happy and healthy holiday! |
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