Church and Castle day -

One afternoon we drove up to a hilltop church to enjoy a picnic and its panoramic view.

(This is the view of church seen from the castle in the following post).

The church had special status - its well was used by Saint Francis in healing a child, and proclaimed a miracle.

Norman climbed up the wall and used the view to sketch the gorgeous view.

The bell tower was full of character. And pigeons.

It took all the fairy-niece's muscles and weight to pull the bell-rope and send its peals throughout the country side.