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The medieval Cité of Carcassonne |
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Minerve - medieval town where 180 Carthar
"heretics" were burned at the stake in 1210 |
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Grotte de Limousis - one of the many spectacular caves in
the vicinity.
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Galamus gorge - spectaular canyon with sides rising to
3000 feet from bottom.
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Peyrepetuese - a spectacular medieval castle perched
high up in the Pyrannean foothills.
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Gouffre de Cabresprine - the deepest hole in Europe at
more than 1000' from top to bottom.
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View of the Pyranees on a clear winter day just a few
hundred yards from our house.
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We discover it can get bloody cold up in the mountains.
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Foix - a Pyrannean town that was the last stronghold of
independant Languedoc. Never conquered by the forces of Louis IX.
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Lake at Laprade
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Easter eggs are a work of art at the Cros Occitan - a
rather splendid restaurant in Carcassonne.
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12th century abbey at La Grasse
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Horse show at Carcassonne
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Our kitchen is finished.
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We explore the countryside behind Mazamet - a small town
25km to the north |
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View from Pic de Nore (1200m)
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Our dining hall is finished
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Poppy time on Montagnes Noirs
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La Cité en Feu - Bastille Day fireworks at Carcassonne |
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Polynesian dancers at the Cuxac village fete
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Jousting in La Cité |
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Lastours
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Communal Lavage at Saissac
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Village Band at Viladonnell
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Sunset over Pyrennees
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Andorra La Vella
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Bastide near Condom
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Hailstorm at Cuxac
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Rennes le Chateau - Henry Lincoln (co-author The Holy Blood
and the Holy Grail)
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