Narbonne Travel Guide | Perpignan Travel Guide

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Tourist sights in the Languedoc
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Abbey of Fontfroide	Local Wine Domaine	Cherry trees, Minerve

The local area has many remains from the Cathar period.

Minerve

Some of the most beautiful scenery in the area can be found on the drive through the Black Mountains to Minerve, Minerve is an historic but tragic spot; again, sieged in 1210 the inhabitants were forced to surrender this time through thirst. A reconstruction of the siege catapult that sealed their brutal fate can be seen across the Cesse gorge, for most of them were burnt at the stake in the valley below.


Lagrasse abbey	Lastours village	Limousis

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Languedoc attractions

Béziers
Carcassonne
Canal du Midi
Collioure
Fontfroide
Limousis and Cabrespine
Minerve
Narbonne
Montpellier
Millau
Perpignan
Rieux-Minervois

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Albi
Girona
Mirepoix
Toulouse

Village of Lagrasse

The village is famed for its abbey, Medieval houses and streets, book and pottery fairs over the Summer months, and a lovely 12th century hump backed bridge. The abbey, St Marie d'Orbieu, was founded in 799, with a founding charter from Charlemagne, and it became quickly one of the most important abbeys in southern France. In the nearby village of Ribaute, you can cool off - swimming in the river during the hot summer.

Caves at Cabrespine and Limousis

These caves are formed in the limestone of the Black Mountains. The Cabrespine cave is one of the largest open to the public in the world at over 400m deep and 120m wide. The adventurous can take a guide for a half day's exploration; the rest of us can view the cave from a viewing point. The Limousis cave is well-known for its beautiful crystal ceilings which extend to over 4m x10m.

L'Abbaye de Fonfroide

Intensely beautiful, the abbey was a monastery for more than 1000 years; the assassination of one of its monks was one of the key events behind the crusades against the Cathars, Regular concerts are held here in the summer.

The Chateaux of Lastours

The 4 chateaux above the village of Lastours are a further tribute to the Cathars; a wonderful view of them and the surrounding countryside can be seen at the Belvedere.