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FRANCE. AUDE (11) CATHAR CASTLE OF QUERIBUS IN THE SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) ROQUEFIXADE CATHAR CASTLE UNDER THE SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) LASTOURS CATHARS CASTLE Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) ORBIEL VALLEY. CHATEAUX DE LASTOURS. THE CHATEAU DE QUERTINHEUX IMMERSED IN THE MIST (ONE OF THE CATHAR CASTLES FROM THE XII? AND XIII? CENTURIES, NOW IN RUINS). Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) QUERIBUS CATHAR CASTLE Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) ORBIEL VALLEY. CHATEAUX DE LASTOURS. THE CHATEAU DE QUERTINHEUX IMMERSED IN THE MIST (ONE OF THE CATHAR CASTLES FROM THE XII? AND XIII? CENTURIES, NOW IN RUINS). Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) QUERIBUS CATHAR CASTLE Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) CATHAR CASTLE OF QUERIBUS IN THE SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. OCCITANY. AUDE (11) CORBIERES, AERIAL VIEW OF PEYREPERTUSE CATHAR CASTLE Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) CORBIERES. MOONRISE OVER THE CATHAR CASTLE OF QUERIBUS Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) QUERIBUS CATHAR CASTLE UNDER SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) QUERIBUS CATHAR CASTLE UNDER SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) RENNES LE CHATEAU - MAGDALA TOWER Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) ROQUEFIXADE CATHAR CASTLE UNDER SNOW Photo by Paul Palau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. THE CLOISTER 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) AERIAL VIEW OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE 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 - 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) THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FONTFROIDE. THE CLOISTER 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 - 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 - 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) - 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. 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) - PUYLAURENS CASTEL (AERIAL PICTURE) 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. 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. 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) AERIAL VIEW OF ARQUES CATHAR CASTLE 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) - PUYLAURENS CASTEL (AERIAL PICTURE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE (AERIAL PICTURE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) CHATEAU DE TERMES (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) - PUYLAURENS CASTEL (AERIAL PICTURE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE (AERIAL PICTURE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AUDE (11) CATHAR FORTRESS OF PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, ARIEGE (09) FOIX, ITS MEDIEVAL CASTLE Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) CATHARE CASTLE OF PUIVERT IN THE KERCOB REGION Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, ARIEGE (09) FOIX, ITS MEDIEVAL CASTLE Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AUDE (11) CATHAR FORTRESS OF PEYREPERTUSE IN THE CORBIERES Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) QUERIBUS CASTLE IN THE CORBIERES MOUNTAINS, PAYS CATHARE Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) QUERIBUS CASTLE IN THE CORBIERES MOUNTAINS, PAYS CATHARE Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) CATHARE FORTRESS (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. AUDE (11) VINYARDS OF RAZES. BUGARACH PEAK IN THE BACKGROUND Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM