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Ruins IV

By CooksTour 1 October 201217 August 2013

Chateaux Lastours This was our first big hike of the vacation. It occurred towards the end of the day, after a visit to our favourite vigneron (and accompanying wine tasting—by…

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Ruins III

By CooksTour 1 October 201221 August 2013

Chateau Aguilar One of the "National Monument" ruined Cathar castles in the Aude. Looking down on the vineyards below chateau Aguilar.

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Ruins II

By CooksTour 1 October 201221 August 2013

Chateau Roquefixade Gaston and I caught the Friday market in Foix, took a heap of photos as the light was crystal clear—that would have been the first day of Autumn…

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Ruins I

By CooksTour 1 October 201217 August 2013

Chateau Peyrepertuse

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Views to and from…

By CooksTour 20 September 20125 November 2012

Chateau Quéribus is one of the Cathar castles that fell to the King of France/Rome Pope during the early 13th Century Albigensian Crusade. After what is now south France was…

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Slog up the pog: An introduction to Occitan en route to Montségur

By CooksTour 20 September 20094 September 2013

Montségur fortress sits atop the mountain pog. It's a steep climb up to see the remains. When you greet people here in the deep south of France, they reply to your…

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Cult of commemoration: memorials and monuments in France

By CooksTour 18 September 20099 November 2016

Saint Dominque habita ici de 1206 a 1215 Carved into the wall beside the front door of Fanjeaux's abbey is the announcement: St-Dominique habita ici de 1206 à 1215. Dominic (or…

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