by Brian | Oct 20, 2015 | Days out sightseeing in France, Travel Advice
There are several lovely places to visit in the Cabardes area of France which is only a short drive from Carcassonne. We had decided we would like to visit the Cubservies Cascade and see what else we could find on the way there.So from Carcassonne you head towards...
by Brian | Sep 14, 2015 | Days out sightseeing in France, French Mediterranean, holiday in September, Languedoc Roussillon, leaucate plage, Motoring in France, Pays Cathare, wine regions of France
Many people may think we are a bit mad, this is because, just recently, we packed up our little sports car, left our lovely old watermill and went camping on the French Mediterranean.I suppose on first impressions that may seem a bit mad, leaving all that...
by Brian | Aug 13, 2015 | activity holiday in France, canal du midi, Lac de St Ferreol
We decided to have a quick trip out to the Lac de St Ferreol and check out the AquaZone facility that has been set up there this year. It is a lot like the one they have at the Lac de la Cavayere near Carcassonne but for us is much closer with St Ferreol only being...
by Brian | Aug 3, 2015 | canal du midi, cassoulet, Castelnaudary France, French history, Travel Advice
Map courtesy of the Office de TourismeThis tour is approximately 3km and starts at the Moulin du Cugarel right at the top of Castelnaudary. Not only do you get to see the mill itself, you also get to look at the views across the plains towards the ‘Beverly...
by Brian | Jul 18, 2015 | Cathar Castles, Cathar country, cathar crusade, Cathar fortresses, catharism, montsegur
Atop of the ‘Pog’Montsegur is where many people feel the Albigensian Crusade came to an end. There were further skirmishes but essentially the siege of Montsegur is widely considered to be the last significant stand off between the Crusaders and the...
