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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY, THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE.AUDE (11) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY, THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE.AUDE (11) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE.AUDE (11) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) IN THE HEART OF CATHAR COUNTRY LIES THE CLOISTER OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SAINTE-MARIE DE FONTFROIDE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ABBEYS IN FRANCE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. AFTER THE MONKS LEFT IN 1901, WEALTHY MERCHANT COLLECTORS GUSTAVE AND MADELEINE FAYET TOOK OVER THE ABBEY, DECORATING AND EMBELLISHING IT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE.AUDE (11) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE.AUDE (11) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. A CITADEL OF ORTHODOXY FOUNDED IN 1093, IT DEFENDED THE CATHOLIC FAITH AGAINST THE CATHAR HERETICS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - ROQUEFIXADE CASTLE. GENERAL VIEW FROM SOUTH EAST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - LASTOURS CASTLE. INSIDE SURDESPINE TOWER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE AND THE CASTLE FROM NORTH WEST. ON SECOND GROUND, THE CHURCH SAINT ETIENNE. ON BACKGROUND, THE WILD REGION OF CENTRAL CORBIERES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. IN THE CENTER OF THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE, RUE DU COUVENT, SKIRTING THE CASTLE TO THE NORTH AND EAST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE AND THE CASTLE FROM NORTH WEST. ON SECOND GROUND, THE CHURCH SAINT ETIENNE. ON BACKGROUND, THE WILD REGION OF CENTRAL CORBIERES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. ANOTHER RESTORED FRESCO SURROUNDING ONE OF THE DOORS GIVING ACCESS TO THE CEREMONIAL ROOMS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. FRESCO RENDERED REPRESENTING BELIBASTE (THE LAST "PARFAIT") AND HIS CATHAR COMPANION PHILIPPE D'ALAIRAC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. ANOTHER RESTORED FRESCO SURROUNDING ONE OF THE DOORS GIVING ACCESS TO THE CEREMONIAL ROOMS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - PUIVERT CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE EAST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE. FROM THE SOUTHERN WATCHTOWER, VIEW OF THE OLD DUNGEON. ON THE RIGHT, THE VALLEY OF VERDOUBLE RIVER AND THE VILLAGE OF CUCUGNAN. ON BACKGROUND, THE SILHOUETTE OF QUERIBUS CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. CARVED PORTRAIT OF BERNARD DE FARGES, ARCHBISHOP OF NARBONNE FROM 1311 TO 1341 (DURING THE INQUISITION). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. IN THE CENTER OF THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE, RUE DU COUVENT, SKIRTING THE CASTLE TO THE NORTH AND EAST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE AND THE CASTLE FROM NORTH WEST. ON SECOND GROUND, THE CHURCH SAINT ETIENNE. ON BACKGROUND, THE WILD REGION OF CENTRAL CORBIERES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - TERMES CASTLE. THE GUARDS HALL FROM THE EAST. IN FRONT, THE PATH ACCESSING TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE FORTRESS. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, FEW HOUSES OF THE VILLAGE OF TERMES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. SOUTH WINDOW OF THE DONJON TOWER. IN THE THICKNESS OF THE WALLS, SIDE BENCHES WERE ARRANGED. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. GENERAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE AND THE CASTLE FROM NORTH WEST. ON SECOND GROUND, THE CHURCH SAINT ETIENNE. ON BACKGROUND, THE WILD REGION OF CENTRAL CORBIERES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. FRESCO RENDERED REPRESENTING CHARACTERS DISCUSSING DURING A MEAL. IN THE CENTER, BELIBASTE (THE LAST "PARFAIT") AND HIS CATHAR COMPANION PHILIPPE D'ALAIRAC. BELOW, THE COAT OF ARMS OF BERNARD DE FARGES, ARCHBISHOP OF NARBONNE FROM 1311 TO 1341. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE. LOW ENCLOSURE. OLD DUNGEON SQUARE. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, THE HIGH WALL AND THE DUNGEON SAN JORDI. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - AUDE (11) - PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE NORTH. ON FOREGROUND LEFT, THE LOW ENCLOSURE AND THE OLD DUNGEON. ON FOREGROUND RIGHT, THE HIGH ENCLOSURE AND THE SAN JORDI DUNGEON. ON SECOND GROUND, THE VALLEY OF VERDOUBLE RIVER AND THE VILLAGE OF CUCUGNAN. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, THE SILHOUETTE OF QUERIBUS CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE - PYRENEES ORIENTALES (66) - PUYLAURENS CASTLE. GROUND FLOOR (NOT RUINED) OF THE TOWER OF THE WHITE LADY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) - CITY AND CASTEL OF CARCASSONNE, ALREADY CLASSIFIED BY UNESCO Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) - ARQUES CASTLE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) AERIAL VIEW OF ARQUES CATHAR CASTLE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, ARIEGE (09) - ROQUEFIXADE CASTEL (AERIAL PICTURE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) ORBIEL VALLEY. THE CASTLES OF LASTOURS, FOUR ANCIENT CATHAR CASTLES FROM THE XII? AND XIII? CENTURIES, NOW IN RUINS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM