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Touring the Cathars Castles
Discover the fantastic department of Languedoc – Roussillon.. more precisely the amazing region of the Corbières.
With a rich and generous mediterranean nature, an fascinating history, interrupted with heroic deeds of weapons of medieval time, this region leads happy days between mildness and vineyards under the sun.
From the fabulous village des Jardins de Saint Benoît where you will enjoy holidays in an idyllic setting, history lovers and discovery fans will leave on the meeting of the historic vestiges of the albigean epic. From the massive walls of high fortress such as Quéribus, you will encounter a fabulous landscape with hills and gorges of a stunning beauty. En route the village of Rennes-le-Châteaux and its mythic treasure evokes the figure of Béranger Saunière whose mystery remains entire. Further away, the ruins of Peyrepertuse sounds the ultimate resistance of the Cathars facing the crusaded hordes of Simon de Montfort and to end the journey, the visit of the city of Carcassonne and its fantastic medieval set, unique in Europe, is the outcome of a cultural route punctuated with delicious stops where the finest specialities can be tasted, and also great wines who worth the trip.
Les Jardins de Saint Benoît is an ideal base to visit such a beautiful road along steep gorges where hang on villages, a region punctuated with thermal centres, with typical markets, of which to enrich unforgettable holidays.
5 days / 4 nights from euros 680.- for a one bedroom village house (for 2 people, children are free)
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Route de Talairan, 11220 St Laurent de la Cabrerisse, France | | |  |
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Route de Talairan, 11220 St Laurent de Cabrerisse, France | | | | | 
