The Quéribus castle (fr. Château de Quéribus, in Occitan – Castèl de Queribús) is a ruined Cathar castle in the commune of Cucugnan in the Aude department of France (Occitania).
It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1907.
Queribus is one of the “Five Sons of Carcassonne“, along with Aguilar, Peyrepertuse, Termes and Puilaurens: five castles strategically placed to defend the French border against the Spanish, until the border was moved in 1659.
It became a one of the strong points of the French defensive system based on Carcassonne, with the Treaty of Corbeil in 1258. However it lost much of its strategic importance in 1659, in the reign of Louis XIV when the treaty of the Pyrenees redefined the frontier between France and Spain.
Queribus has been remarkably well preserved. Elements of the domestic life of the fortress are still visible: the cistern, the keep, the chimney flue. There are also interesting features of military architecture: gun emplacements, loop holes for firearms, arrow slits, machicolations.
Price: 8 € (-15 years old 4 €)
Working hours
02 January 2019 to 28 February 2019
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01 March 2019 to 31 March 2019
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01 April 2019 to 30 April 2019
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01 May 2019 to 30 June 2019
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01 July 2019 to 31 August 2019
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01 September 2019 to 30 September 2019
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01 October 2019 to 31 October 2019
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01 November 2019 to 31 December 2019
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Coordinates: 42°50′11″N 2°37′16″E
How to get to?
From Paris: 8 hr 46 min (875 km) via A71 and A75
From Toulouse: 2 hr 23 min (187 km) via A61
From Andorra: 3 hr 3 min (151 km) via D613
From Barcelona: 2 hr 34 min (230 km) via AP-7
From Madrid: 8 hr 21 min (834 km) via A-2, AP-2 and AP-7
From Monaco: 5 hr 25 min (524 km) via A8 and A9
From Moscow: 36 hr (3,449 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 17 hr 39 min (1,827 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 28 hr (2,776 km) via E70
From Bern: 7 hr 34 min (782 km) via A9
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