St. Papoul Abbey (fr. L’Abbaye de Saint-Papoul) is the former Benedictine abbey located in Saint-Papoul, a few kilometers from Castelnaudary and Carcassone, in the Montagne foothills.
It is one of the nineteen gems of architecture and an important religious center of the Cathar country (Pays Cathare), which is a historical area in the South of France.
St. …
MoreNiaux cave (fr. Grotte de Niaux) in Ariege (France, Eastern Pyrenees) is a masterpiece of Paleolithic art, one of the most beautiful caves open to the public.
Niaux cave did not cause much interest among scientists for many centuries. Few curious travelers came here from the 17th century onward as they did not even suspect that …
MoreSaint-Martin du Canigou Abbey (L’abbaye Saint-Martin du Canigou), Pyrenees (South of France, close to the Spanish border) celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2009. The great Catalan family founded the abbey at the beginning of the 11th century; the abbey knew the times of both glory and defeat. Thanks to the courage and perseverance of many …
MoreCanigou (Fr. Canigou; Cat. Canigó) is the mountain located in the Pyrenees in the South of France, less than 50 kilometers from the sea. They considered it to be the highest mountain in the Pyrenees until the 18th century.
The highest point is 2784,66 m. The top of the mountain forms a quadrilateral, each side faces …
MoreThe Canalettes Caves are several grottoes located in the heart of the Catalan Regional Park in the Eastern Pyrenees. There are La Grotte de Fuilla, La Grotte des Canalettes, La Grotte des Grandes Canalettes, La Cova Bastera, and La Grotte de Villefranche.
Grandes Canalettes is the biggest grotto. These caves excursions are like a trip to …
MoreEus village (fr. Eus) is the commune of the Eastern Pyrenees, included in the list of the most beautiful French villages. It is located between the Conflent valley and the Canigo Mountain.
The village’s distinctive feature is that it is the sunniest village in France. It holds the record for having the most sunny days per year …
MoreThe Museum of Machine Dolls (le musée des Automates): a laboratory of magic. Limoux, France.
“We are glad to welcome you in the secret realm of magic, where our characters come to life …”, says Judith Moran, daughter of Jean-Jacques Ausch and Martina Moran, a family in love with the creation of all these unique machine …
MoreThe monastery of Santa Maria de Bellpuig de les Avellanes (cat. El monestir de Santa Maria de Bellpuig de les Avellanes) is an old abbey of canons ruled by the order of Saint Augustine. It is in the municipality of Os de Balaguer, in the region of La Noguera. It was declared a historic and artistic …
MoreThe Yellow train (fr. train jaune)
There is the railway station in Villefranche de Conflent from which you can reach Latour de Carol. The normal gauge railway tracks change at the Villefranche – Vernet-les-Bains railway station to a narrow gauge railroad, which is for the yellow tourist train.
The railway’s construction began in 1903 and …
MoreSant Sadurní d’Arenys d’Empordà (cat. Sant Sadurní d’Arenys d’Empordà) is a religious building in the municipality of Garrigàs (Alt Empordà) included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.
The building of the temple of Sant Sadurní is located on a hill 2.5 kilometers from Garrigàs. This church has a single nave with a semicircular …
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