Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Historic Center of Bram

Historic Center of Bram

Highlight • Historical Site

Historic Center of Bram

Name: Historic Center of Bram
Rating: 2

Recommended by 3 cyclists

Cycling is not permitted at this location

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

Save

Location: Bram, Carcassonne, Occitania, France

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Top cycling routes to Historic Center of Bram

4.2

(145)

1,000

riders

1. View of La Cité de Carcassonne – Canal du Midi loop from Bram

73.4km

05:45

150m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.8

(4)

riders

2. Criminal lock – Tréboul Lock No. 41 loop from Saint-Martin-Lalande

27.2km

01:50

80m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

5.0

(1)

riders

3. Well-Maintained Voie Verte – Bridge and mountains loop from Bram

27.3km

01:42

120m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

BerndSee

August 27, 2024

Source Wikipedia: The name of the municipality is probably derived from the Latin Eburomagus, a settlement founded by the Romans around 60 BC, of which it is not known whether it only spread out in the surrounding valleys or also extended onto the hill itself. Various small finds from the Gallo-Roman period (4th - 6th centuries) have also been made in the area around the town.

In the 12th century, the new Bram was built on a hill with a completely regular circular structure (circulade) consisting of three streets with adjacent houses and a central square in the middle, on which the town's church was soon built. There was only one city gate in the east; the whole complex therefore had a clear defensive character. During this time, most of Bram's residents converted to the Cathar faith; This brought the town to the attention of the crusaders of the Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229), and in 1210 it was taken by Simon de Montfort's troops after a three-day siege. While most of the residents returned to the bosom of the Roman Church and went unpunished, he had the noses and upper lips of 100 stubborn heretics cut off and their eyes gouged out (not entirely correct in Wiki, the residents were blinded); he left one eye so that he could escort the others to Lastours, a good 30 kilometers away, the crusaders' next target.

Nothing is known about the time of the Hundred Years' War (1347-1463) and the religious unrest of the 16th century. In any case, the town experienced its economic heyday in the 17th century - the Canal du Midi was built nearby and new houses were now also built outside the city walls.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 180 m

Weather

Today

Friday 14 November

19°C

14°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Bram, Carcassonne, Occitania, France

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Écluse de Béteille

Voie Verte du Canal du Midi à Montségur

Grand Bassin à Castelnaudary

Montolieu

Voie verte vers Montségur de Bram à Lavelanet

Écluse de la Criminelle

La Rigole de la Montagne Noire

Canal du Midi Riverside Path

rigole Montagne Noire Cammazes

Col de Dourgne (from Saissac)

Brücke und Berge

La rigole de la montagne noire

Historic Center of Bram

1. View of La Cité de Carcassonne – Canal du Midi loop from Bram

2. Criminal lock – Tréboul Lock No. 41 loop from Saint-Martin-Lalande

3. Well-Maintained Voie Verte – Bridge and mountains loop from Bram

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️