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La Couvertoirade Fortified Village
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Luc Gesell
June 28, 2023
Hiking
The old fortified town of La Couvertoirade was an agricultural bastion for the Templars who were well established in Larzac in the 12th century. Cultivation of cereals, breeding of sheep and horses, the environment is conducive to this agricultural activity. It was in the 14th century that the ramparts were built to protect against a group of mercenaries, the Rovers, who pillaged and sacked Larzac.
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•Gil39
August 18, 2022
Mountain biking
In the time of the Templars, in the 12th and 13th centuries, La Couvertoirade was a village on the road to the Holy Land, and had to be able to supply pilgrims.
The town was fortified later, in the 15th century, because more or less organized gangs plundered the villages of Larzac.
The town was fortified later, in the 15th century, because more or less organized gangs plundered the villages of Larzac.
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•En roue vers l’aventure
November 4, 2022
Mountain biking
Go through the gates of the ramparts and have the feeling of stepping back in time! A very beautiful little town with its narrow streets, its towers, its uneven cobblestones... worth the detour!
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