2/16/09

House between Rocks

One thing I truly enjoy is beautiful imagery of places, beaches, homes and interiors, so I decided to change the header image weekly each Monday...

... starting with a house in the township of Plougrescant in Brittany, France...


...called Castel Meur or the house between rocks. Built in 1861 the home sits amidst a fabulous landscape of rock formations...

... and being as cute and amazing as it is, it was eventually discovered and became famous when photos of it were sold as postcards around the world...

... this attracted more tourists..., busloads of tourists with cameras..., and it's hard to believe but they began to climb up on the house to be photographed as if it were some sort of statue. This caused damage to the property and prompted the owner to forbid any commercial representation of Castel Meur..., and to install an electric fence -I'm just kidding. But I do hope that the house rests once again in peace.

Sources:
Web Urbanist
Castel Meur, la petite Maison entre les Rochers
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13 comments:

Linda at Lime in the Coconut! said...

Now that is one provocative little house! Just amazing!

Catherine said...

Such an adorable little house! Must have been quite a feat to build it. Great find.

Kim @ Forever Wherever said...

That is a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing it and I love how you put the map there.
-Kim

Bella Casa said...

That is sooo cool! I love reading about neat kinds of homes like this one :)

sandra/tx said...

Oh, wow. Gorgeous!

sealaura said...

lovely home. There are some homes out in Palm Springs with rocks all around, some even seem to be build into the rocks in the desert. Very Flintstones. These are great. What a fun view.

Julia @ Hooked on Houses said...

This is so cool. I can't believe I hadn't heard of this before!

Laura @ the shorehouse. said...

Oh my gosh...I would loveeee to stay there! Now I'm dying to see the inside. But if I do go I promise not to climb on the roof. :-) (What is wrong with people?! Really.)

Rachael said...

How cute! i have just discovered your blog - looking forward to reading more of your posts.

Deanna said...

Oh girl, you had me at hello! LOL...!! Honestly though, I love your blog. I have to tell you that I absolutely love maps. When I'm not blogging, eating and blogging, then you can find me on Google Maps or Earth Viewer. Since I can't travel on my budget, I travel via Google maps! You simply must tell me of all the places that you have been to!

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Coastal Nest. said...

Could you imagine if someone started climbing on your house? Hysterical.
I have actually had people use my hose to rinse off sandy feet before, but...
love the photos!
Lisa

tales from an O.C. cottage said...

That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen!!!

M ^..^

Farmgirl Paints said...

How cute is that?

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