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« 루 물랭 델 카스텔 » « 루 물랭 델 카스텔 »는 몽페자 주민들이 친근하게 불렀던 이름으로, 마을 서쪽에 있는 바위 능선 위에 우뚝 솟아 있으며 아름다운 로트 계곡을 내려다보고 있습니다. P. CHAPLAIS의 저서 “The war of Saint SARDOS”에 따르면 카페의 풍차는 1324년 이전에 지어졌다고 하지만, 입구의 돌에는 1870년으로 표기되어 있습니다. 철거 후 재건축되었을까요? 가능합니다! 어쨌든 이 오래된 건물은 과거에 이름에서 알 수 있듯이 몽페자 영주들의 풍차였으며, 그들의 성은 차례로 파괴되었지만, 주민들의 생존을 구성했던 생명줄과 같은 역할을 했던 이 풍차만은 남았습니다! 풍차가 있는 성터는 1988년 2월에 시에서 매입했으며, 카페 지역은 1989년에 매입했습니다. 1998년에 시는 수년간 방치되어 폐허가 된 (몸통만 남아 있던) 이 풍차를 복원하기로 결정했으며, 마침내 새로운 삶의 프로젝트를 갖게 되었습니다. 그리하여 2005년 봄의 어느 화창한 아침, 우리 풍차는 날개를 되찾았습니다. 이 마을에는 3개의 풍차가 있으며, 이 풍차만이 시 소유이고 나머지 두 개는 개인 소유입니다. 이 복원은 당시 선출직 공무원들의 결단력과 지원된 다양한 보조금 없이는 불가능했을 것입니다. 그들 덕분에 오늘날 우리는 마을에서 가장 아름다운 풍차를 갖게 되었습니다.

네락(Nérac)에서는 앙리 4세 성(Château Henri IV)이 바이즈 강(Baïse)을 평화롭게 내려다보며 전설이 된 왕의 이야기를 들려줍니다. 알브레(Albret) 영주들의 옛 거처였던 이곳은 르네상스 시대 나바라 궁정의 심장이었습니다. 미래의 앙리 4세가 될 앙리 드 나바르가 이곳에서 성장하며 자신의 운명을 확립했습니다. 오늘날 성 박물관은 위대한 역사와 가스코뉴의 삶의 예술 사이를 여행하도록 초대합니다. 강가를 따라 걷는 산책, 우아한 갤러리, 왕족의 추억이 서로를 이어줍니다. 네락과 알브레의 영혼을 이해하기 위한 필수 코스입니다.

네락의 앙리 4세 성은 알브레 영주들의 옛 거주지로, 이 도시의 풍부한 르네상스 과거를 증언합니다. 바이즈 강이 내려다보이는 이곳은 미래의 앙리 4세 왕의 거주지 중 한 곳이었으며, 오늘날에도 알브레 역사를 발견하기 위한 필수 코스로 남아 있습니다.

Don't miss La Romieu to greet Angeline and the cats. I didn't see any, at least not alive ones. I didn't stop there either. To get there, I took the 6 km road; you can also get there via the GR (Greater French National Trail). Its Saint-Pierre collegiate church, a 14th-century Gothic masterpiece listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is imposing. Now for the legend... Around 1342, a terrible famine struck La Romieu. The starving inhabitants went so far as to eat all the cats in the village, thinking they were preserving their meager resources. But a little girl named Angeline, an orphan taken in by a local couple, adored cats. She hid two in the cellar, secretly feeding them, and then they bred. A little later, with all the cats gone, the village was invaded by thousands of rats, destroying the meager grain reserves and causing an even worse disaster. It was then that Angeline freed her cats. They multiplied again, drove out the rats, and saved the village. Angeline was honored by the villagers, and according to legend, her face took on the appearance of a cat, with feline features—a magical transformation to thank her love and loyalty to cats. Today, in tribute to this story, numerous cat statues adorn the streets, facades, and rooftops of the village.

Nérac Castle was founded in the 14th century, within a medieval town surrounded by walls and backing onto the Baïse River. Beginning in 1491, Alain d'Albret modernized this first tower and had three wings built. The west wing included the drawbridge and service rooms, the north wing housed Jeanne d'Albret's apartments, and the east wing constituted the main building of the castle. It was in this castle that Marguerite de Navarre, sister of Francis I and author of the Heptaméron, lived. A committed humanist, she brought Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, nicknamed the French Erasmus, to Nérac. Jeanne d'Albret, her daughter, was also sensitive to the ideas of her time and brought Théodore de Bèze to her court, before converting to Protestantism. It was in this context that Henry III of Navarre, the future King Henry IV, lived. He lived in this château for about ten years with Queen Marguerite de Valois, known as Queen Margot. The latter was responsible for the creation of the 3000-Step Avenue in the Parc de la Garenne, along the Baïse. This avenue, punctuated over the years with new fountains, was then surrounded by walls and accessible from the château by a bridge. The years following the assassination of Henri IV by Ravaillac in 1610 marked the decline of the château, first due to royal reprisals against Protestants and then due to the destruction caused by the French Revolution in 1793, when the château was declared national property. After the revolutionary destruction, only the north wing of the château remained, with its twisted columns so characteristic of the Renaissance style. The château was divided into lots and inhabited by several owners. Gradually, the municipality became interested in restoring the château, and a restoration project was drawn up by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, whose sketches are on display in the museum. However, it wasn't until 1925 that the city became the owner of the entire building and began a restoration project to house the municipal museum. Since then, the royal residence and writer's home, the Château-Musée Henri IV, has offered visitors a permanent exhibition dedicated to Henri IV and the d'Albret family on the first floor, and the art of living during the Renaissance on the ground floor through various themes.

From the Route des Crêtes, you can enjoy beautiful views of the fortified village of Clermont-Dessous. Situated on a hillside, it preserves the remains of ramparts, a beautiful Romanesque church, and a typically Gascon charm.

Nestled on the banks of the Baïse River, Nérac offers a peaceful atmosphere. Formerly the residence of Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV, the town preserves a rich heritage with its castle, cobbled streets, and half-timbered houses.

[In Advent] "we hear in the Gospel the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist. He appears in the desert and calls people to conversion so that they may prepare for the coming of the Lord. His call reminds us that Advent is not only a time of waiting, but also of interior preparation. "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths" (Luke 3:4). John's message challenges us to examine our lives. What "rough paths" and "crooked roads" are there in our hearts? Where have we perhaps distanced ourselves from God or lost sight of our fellow human beings? John invites us to remove these obstacles and reorient our lives. But his call has not only a personal dimension, but also a social one: the way of the Lord is a way of justice, peace and reconciliation. When we pave the way of the Lord, we bring light into the darkness of the world and hope into the hearts of people." (Text: Michael Inden, Diocesan President of the KAB in the Archdiocese of Cologne)