Rennes-le-Château is a French municipality (commune) located in the Aude department in the Occitania region. The territory’s location is on the Corbières massif, in its western part, 18 km from Bugarach peak (le pic de Bugarach).
History
This is a place with a rich history. Dinosaurs invaded 70 million years BC, as evidenced by a …
MoreQuillan (or Quilhanin Occitan) is a French commune located in the Aude department in the Occitania region. The town is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees at an altitude of 300 meters. The nearest large towns are Carcassonne and Perpignan.
History
According to legend, the town owes its name to the three hills surrounding …
MoreCastelnaudary (fr. Castelnaudary) is a charming town in the county of Cathars, a French commune located in the Aude department in the Occitania region. The town’s location is between Toulouse and Carcassonne in the heart of Lauragais, in the historical and cultural region of the South-West of France called “Pays de Cocagne” or “Granary of …
MoreToulouse (fr. Toulouse) is a commune in the South-West of France, divided in half by the Garonne River and located near the border with Spain.
The violet culture development in the nineteenth century led to the fact that they chose this flower as the city’s emblem and the city itself earned its “pink city” name.
Toulouse has …
MorePerpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà) is the capital city of Rosselló and Northern Catalonia. Historically, it can be considered the capital of the county of Roussillon, the kingdom of Majorca, and the province of Roussillon.
It is divided into 6 cantons which serve as electoral districts: the 6th (Perpignan-1), 7th (Perpignan-2), 8th (Perpignan-3), 9th (Perpignan-4), 10th (Perpignan-5) and …
MoreVilanova i la Geltrú (cat. Vilanova i la Geltrú) is a city and municipality, it is also the capital of the Garraf region. Historically, it is the result of the aggregation of the town of Geltrú, formerly an independent municipality within Vilanova de Cubelles, which used to belong to the municipality of Cubelles, a municipality …
MoreThe municipality of Arboç (cat. Arboç) is located in the eastern part of the region, surrounded by the territories of Castellet and Gornal (Alt Penedès), except for the west where it borders with Banyeres del Penedès and, in a small sector, with Sant Jaume dels Domenys. The exclave of Can Vies (0.3 km ²) is …
MorePrades is a commune and Eastern Pyrenees department sub-prefecture in the South of France. It is also the capital of the historic Catalan comarca, Conflent. It is located at an altitude of 940 m among dense forests.
The town is rich in monuments and many houses on the central streets have stylish facades. The town has …
MoreAlet-les-Bains is a commune in France in the Occitania Region (ex Languedoc), Aude department, five kilometers to the South of Limoux, in the very heart of the Cathar country.
Interestingly, in the past, people spoke Roman rather than Latin in the province in the year 1272. “Oc” means “Yes” in this language, that is why the …
MoreCastelnou Village (Fr. Castelnou) is deservedly known as one of the pearls of Aspres and is located in the Eastern Pyrenees. It is included on the list of the most beautiful villages in France and is located in the background of Canigou, the mythical mountain, revered by Catalans (2784,66 m), which has forever charmed them.
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