MANY CITIES

_By the same Author_

THE OLD ROAD THE CRUISE OF THE “NONA” THE JEWS EUROPE AND THE FAITH THE SERVILE STATE

_Constable_

_London_

Frontispiece.]

MANY CITIES

_by_ HILAIRE BELLOC

_Illustrated by_ EDMOND L. WARRE

LONDON CONSTABLE & CO LTD 1928

_Printed in Great Britain by Robert MacLehose and Co. Ltd., at the University Press, Glasgow_

TO MRS. FRANK COLLIN

ILLUSTRATIONS

The Cathedral, Saragossa _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

Cathedral and Roman Bridge, Salamanca 50

Salamanca and the Guadarrama 53

Casa da Concha, Salamanca 54

Vizeu, Portugal: Colonnade of Grao-Vasco Museum 58

Vizeu: The Cloister between Cathedral and Museum 60

View up the Douro. A Brunel Bridge and Wellington’s Ford beyond the Bend 62

Fountain on the Ramped Pathway to the Cathedral, Oporto 64

The Bishops’ Palace, Oporto 66

The Tower of the Giralda, Seville 76

The Tomb of the Alcazar, Seville 78

The Rock and Town of Cefalu 80

Cefalu: East End of the Cathedral 82

Cefalu: The Mosaic of the Apse 84

The Port and Cathedral, Palma 87

Palma of Majorca: Tower showing Islamic Influence 88

The Walls of Sousse 96

Sousse: The Rough Tower of the Minaret 100

Kalaa Serhira, just North of Sousse: A Roman Suburban Town, transformed and turned Mohammedan 102

Guelma 104

Guelma: Roman Theatre 106

Constantine: Mouth of the Rummel Gorge 111

The Fonduk or Stable, with Mosque beyond the Gorge 112

Constantine: The Native Quarter 114

Constantine: Corbelled and Tunnelled Road 116

The Trees and Roman Harbour of Cherchell 118

Cherchell: Roman Theatre, Moorish Baths and Christian Church 120

Cherchell: The Aqueduct 120

Cherchell: The Single Column against the Sea 122

Avignon: The Bridge 140

Avignon: Palais des Papes 142

Rocamadour 145

Rocamadour: Roland’s Sword and St. Anthony’s Chest (by tradition), on the Terraced Platform of the Shrine 146

Périgueux 150

Périgueux: a Typical Feature on the Ascent to the Cathedral 152

The House of Durtal 156

The House of Durtal: A Courtyard above the Vaulted Cellars 158

Chalus 161

Chalus: The Outer Ward 163

Vire 167

Vire: The Tower Gate 168

Le Mans 172

Le Mans: The Cathedral 175

Aix-la-Chapelle: The Fish Market and Cathedral 179

Aix-la-Chapelle: The Shrine 180

Aix-la-Chapelle: The March Gate 182

Aix-la-Chapelle: The March Gate 183

Aix-la-Chapelle: Rathaus 184

Metz Cathedral 186

Metz: The Riverside and Cathedral 188

Metz: The German Gate 191

Metz: The German Gate 192

Treves: Porta Nigra 196

Treves: Our Lady’s Church 199

Treves: A Rococo Doorway 200

The Rhine at Bonn 201

Rolandsbogen, above Bonn 202

Rhine: The Draconfels 204

Bonn: A Corner of the Double Cloister 206

Worms: Old Houses on Market Place 208

Spires 210

Spires: The Cathedral through the Trees of the Close 212

Tournai 224

Tournai Cathedral 232

_Part I_

_Spain_