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Beautiful city along the Via Tolosana

Climbing this monumental staircase, both seen from above and below, I counted 231 steps.

Full of history. D'Artagnan hovers over the city.

With this monument at the bottom of a monumental staircase that leads from the river to the cathedral, the city also pays tribute to a literary hero: the fictional character d'ARTAGNAN, created by the writer Alexandre DUMAS (1802 to 1870), along with Athos, Porthos and Aramis the Brave Heroes in "The Three Musketeers". He chose Charles de Batz, Comte d'Artagnan, whose childhood and youth he spent here, as his historical role model.

Saint Nicholas (Saint NICOLAS), bishop of Myra, to whom the church in Castelnau-Barbarens is dedicated, is – along with Saint Martin – one of the most popular saints of all. Almost every child in Germany - and far beyond - should know his commemoration day, December 6th. On the eve of this day, the children used to put their shoes or boots in front of the door – which of course had to be cleaned with great care – so that they could be filled with gifts by St. Nicholas during the night. In more agricultural areas, it was also customary for the children to provide a small amount of food for the donkey, St Nicholas' riding animal (according to another tradition, it was a white horse).

Here is what looks like a tower but is actually the ruins of an old windmill. A very charming element to discover on leaving the village of Montegut.

This castle is a private property, but the tower is magnificent to see from afar when entering the village.

At this point in the road, the view opens up and you can see very far. A real treat.