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.
Montségur Castle is located at an altitude of 1200 metres and is the symbol of the Cathars and of the resistance against the French occupiers. The castle could hold 500 …
In 1243, the Castle of Montségur was the main stronghold of the Cathars. During the Third Albigensian Crusade, the Crusader army besieged the castle, initially unsuccessfully. Catapults could not be …