

Link to Amazon if you like the look of any of them (both com and co.uk) On the links you will go to reviews in a new window, which in turn will

Below are some of our recommendations for books inĮnglish, divided into general reading and advanced reading. There are lots of books on the subject in English as well as in French. To come on our tours, but you might get more out of it if you have some You do not need to know anything at all about Catharism or the Cathars We recommend taking hiking sticks for sites rated French standards of maintenanceĪnd the provision of safety rails might not be what you are used The walks are not particularly steep or dangerous, but stonesĬan be slippery in wet weather. Very easy walk on the flat, OK for wheelchair users Château of the Archbishop of Narbonne where the last known Capital of the county of Toulouse,Museums, Cathedral, important Roman town, now a Hilltop Village with a notable church & The first Dominican convent, founded by St Dominic. Site of an open battle where King Peter Cathar Château, medieval village & museum. the famous Cathar village where everyone was arrested by the Vestiges of Cathar town and site of a mass burning of Cathar Cathedral, site of atrocity during the Cathar Wars. Cathar Château, Capital of the medieval county of Foix.Ĭathar stronghold besieged by Simon de Montfort. Bastide founded by Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, as a stronghold Click for more about tours of Carcassonne Cathar Château (Château Comtal), Cité, Basilica, Circulade & site of an atrocity during the War against the Site of a Château belonging to the Count of Toulouse whereĪ team of inquisitors were murdered in 1242. Natural spring, Medieval Cité, Ruined Abbey / Cathedral. picturesque town which gave its name to the Albigensian Crusade,Ĭathedral, palace, viestiges of Cité and site of medieval castles. Sites on hill tops typically require an uphill walk onĪ rough path, but they are not particularly steep. None of the sites visited are difficult for anyone of averageįitness.
