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1) Abbeys FONTFROIDEto 30 min Founded at the end of XI century .Affiliated with the order of Cîteaux in 1145, Fontfroide was an active bastion of orthodoxy during the Crusade against the Albigensians.another site http://lescathares.free.fr/abayes/fontfr.html LAGRASSEto 30 min Borough rich in fortifications and medieval houses around its market of XIV century, and the old bridge.Lagrasse is especially known for its Benedictine abbey.another site http://lescathares.free.fr/abayes/lagras.html
2) Castels known as "cathares" VILLEROUGE TERMENESto 20 min Residence of summer of the archbishop of Narbonne to the Middle Ages, it is one of the rare castles built at the bottom of the valley.Medieval exposure with audioguide,Medieval grill room…
AGUILARto 30 min one of the five sons of
PEYREPERTUSEto 45 min
The most important whole and the most remarkable example of military architecture of the Middle Ages of Languedoc.The castle overhangs the village which precisely bears the name of Duilhac under Peyrepertuseanother site http://lescathares.free.fr/chateau/peyreper.html QUERIBUSto 45 min castle drawn up on an impressive rock3) Cities and Twons CARCASSONNEto 50 min City médiévale entirely restored by Viollet Le Duc.It presents a double line of ramparts, flanked of 26 towers each one:the interior enclosure (1.100 m) and the external enclosure (1.500 m).Gallo-Roman ramparts of the Lower Empire (end III beginning IV century ).another site http://lescathares.free.fr/chateau/peyreper.html
NARBONNE et PERPIGNANto 50 min 4) The African reserve to 30 min It lodges more than 3.800 animals on nearly 300 hectares. It is located between It is a semi-natural animalist park sufficiently vast so that the animals remain wild and express their natural behaviors fully. As a zoological establishment, the Reserve gave itself 4 objectives: - to preserve for the future generations the animal species in the process of disappearance, - to add something to the human knowledge in the field of wild fauna, - to contribute to a better knowledge of wild fauna and interdependences between the animals and their mediums, - to offer to the visitors the pleasure of the spectacle of the wildlife.
5) Sea and ponds The ponds with the pink flaments are located
between SIGEAN and The town of BAGES is pariculary touristic.( to 30 min). At the sea, (to approximately 50 min of road) , in addition to the beautiful sand beaches, there is a oyster center with the oyster tasting on the spot, by the producers at LEUCATE.
6) The "Canal du Midi" Le Canal du Midi en Languedoc Page d'accueil
7) Elsewhere The Spanish border is 1 hour from road. (DALI with Figueras and neighbourhood in particular). The Andorra is at 3 hours of road. |