This dial had a hectic history. Originally painted by Zarbula and repainted in 1954, we see only the original dial, the exotic bird. This dial also has an originality: its motto in French and in three.
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On the sundial is written:
"La vita es gaïro, Ùn ris, Ùn breath, Ùn weeping".
"Life is a little thing, a laugh, a breath, a tear" according to a verse by Frédéric Mistral.
The original dial (1852) was repainted in ochre in 1954, in particular erasing the original motto: "O Sun, thou appear, thou smile, thou console the earth."
It was restored in 1994 by Évelyne and Norbert Peyrot, but without being able to revert to the changes of 1954.
No signature is visible, but the exotic bird,...
"La vita es gaïro, Ùn ris, Ùn breath, Ùn weeping".
"Life is a little thing, a laugh, a breath, a tear" according to a verse by Frédéric Mistral.
The original dial (1852) was repainted in ochre in 1954, in particular erasing the original motto: "O Sun, thou appear, thou smile, thou console the earth."
It was restored in 1994 by Évelyne and Norbert Peyrot, but without being able to revert to the changes of 1954.
No signature is visible, but the exotic bird,...
Services
Car park
Animals accepted
- Equipment
- Parking nearby
- Services
- Pets welcome
- Guided individual tours
- Unguided group tours
- Guided group tours
- Unguided individual tours
Location
Contact Barathelemy sundial
- www.hautesvallees.com
Environment
- Riverside
- Mountain view
- Mountain location
- Village centre
