Menton Daily Photo

There is a group of photographers and models (friends and family) in Menton that aims to re-create the Menton of the past - the 1920s.  T...

Touching devotion in the Mother Church of Assumption, prior to the procession of Saint Antonio of Padua in Ceglie Messapica, Puglia, It...

How clever of Manu to play football and carry Saint Barthelemy at the same time! ~ Quelle adresse de la part de Manu qui joue au foo...

The Fête de la Saint-Barthélemy and the offering of the 'golden apple', is a tradition going back to medieval times when the nob...

Today's is the Fete de la Saint Barthelemy in Gorbio.  This photo was taken two years ago at the end of the mass in the church, prior...

The medieval Chapel St. Lazare sits on  the outskirts of Gorbio village on the 'Herculean' Roman road.   St. Lazare, in the 11th ...

Washing and an old fresco in the Italian village of San Biagio Della Cima - across the Italian border from Menton. ~ Du linge et un...

Find the cat! ... outside the Basilica Saint Michel in Menton. ~ Trouver le chat! ... à l'extérieur  de la Basilique Saint Michel...

Outside the Church of Saint-Esprit in Aix-en-Provence yesterday.

Darkness,  a narrow street. A light shines on the entrance to the Chapelle of the Black Penitents - a short cut for someone walking home....

This is the lady we saw standing outside the church in Bari yesterday.  Her plastic container has a photo of Jesus and another of Mary ...

Bari, Italy

It's traditional, after a baptism, for the family to throw sweets for the village children. As you can see the rain didn't deter...

Paulina's baptism. Blowing out the candle! ~ Le baptême de Paulina. Souffle la bougie!

An important day in a little girl's life! This is Paulina, daughter of Berengere and Mika who was baptised yesterday in the Church o...

A glimpse of Menton's Basilica Saint Michel. ~ Un aperçu de la basilique Saint-Michel de Menton .

It seems to me that tradition is so important in our lives. It gives us a continuity in community, in family. The Fête de la Saint-Ba...

This adorable child is Nathan who was baptised last Sunday in the church of St.Barthélémy in Gorbio. You can see him in the smaller ...

The church cat enjoys rubbing herself against the penitents' banners. ~ Le chat de l'église aime se frotter contre les banniè...

It will soon be  21h.00 and gradually the penitents are arriving with their banners.  In just over half an hour the service will begin a...