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Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc

Montcuq Keep

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Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc

Montcuq Keep

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Montcuq Keep

Name: Montcuq Keep
Rating: 2

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Location: Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc, Cahors, Occitania, France

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3.0

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1. Circuit de Roland — loop from Montcuq

10.4km

02:53

190m

180m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Montcuq – Montcuq Old Town loop from Laumède

23.6km

06:41

500m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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4.7

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3. View of Montcuq – "Mon cul" loop from Montcuq

8.36km

02:25

210m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Gerhard Mauerberger

September 6, 2021

Montcuq is dominated by a keep. This mighty tower was once the last refuge of a 13th century castle. Only this tower survived the crusade against the Cathars. Montcuq was one of the communities that supported the Cathars. The GR 65 hiking trail, which goes through Montcuq, leads to the Pyrenees, the former stronghold of the Cathars.

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Frank en Nancy 🇧🇪

April 21, 2022

This tower was the keep of a defense system of which only a few remains of ramparts remain. Montcuq was part of the Viscount of Toulouse and was one of the places that Raymond, Viscount of Toulouse, had undertaken to dismantle, according to the treaty between him and the King of France. The city walls w

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Location: Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc, Cahors, Occitania, France

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Montcuq Keep

1. Circuit de Roland — loop from Montcuq

2. View of Montcuq – Montcuq Old Town loop from Laumède

3. View of Montcuq – "Mon cul" loop from Montcuq

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