カズナベ-セレス-エ-ト-アランス周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

The most impregnable of the Cathar castles. The Cathars finally surrendered after an 11-month siege. The choice was conversion to the Roman Catholic Church or the stake. 200 Cathars chose the stake...

This castle was the only one of the larger and more famous Cathar castles we were missing... and the visit was totally worth it 🥰

Beautiful view of the "safe mountain" - the somewhat arduous climb is definitely worth it, because from the top you have a fantastic view ☺️

friendly staff, nice beer.

I strongly advise you to take a guided tour. The guide is fascinating.

From here a path leads to the Château de Montségur, a ruin from the Cathar era. There is a fee to visit, but you can get up to halfway up the climb. It's worth the detour!

According to legend, following the victory over the Saracens at Pré Lombard in 778, Charlemagne witnessed an apparition. A lady radiant with beauty then appears and immediately disappears. At dawn, the ground is plowed and a bronze statue of Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire emerges from the ground. Transported to the church of Foix, the statue miraculously returned to Sabart twice: “This is where Our Lady wants to be honored.” Thus was decided the erection of a chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire. The chapel that we can currently see has its origins in a Romanesque church rebuilt in 1104 on a Carolingian church partly destroyed in 865. But it was largely remodeled in the 16th and 19th century. The facade has some granite stones from the 11th century, the remaining bell tower-façade copy only dates from 1842 and the crenellated keep is only from 1870. Having thus resisted numerous destructions, the chapel became an emblematic monument of the Pyrenean region. Sabarthès, in the upper Ariège valley. Even today, an important pilgrimage is held there in September each year.

Located on the heights of the village of the same name, the Roquefixade watchtower offers wide panoramas over the valley. It is equipped with an orientation table which details the landscapes which are revealed there.