Auberge du Cedre
Travel Blogs from Villefranche-de-Conflent
The Mighty Pyrenees
Our temperature control this morning was 3.5 degrees so we rugged up as we were heading into the mountains. There was a light snow falling already. We stopped first at Puivert, a gorgeous village in the hills and then drove further into the mountains to visit Chateau de Montsegur which is where the last Cathars were defeated and 220 were burnt at the stake in the 1200s. When we ...
Carcassonne Medieval City
Yesterday we were walking around inT shirts - today it is raining, windy and very cold. Our destination was Carcassonne - a walled medieval city. On arrival, we were struck by how perfectly intact the walls and structure was but on entering, we realised that it had been turned into a tourist venue with shops and restaurants. Noone lives within ...
Exploring the Chateaus
... that it was closed and the access into the gorge tunnel was also closed so this was a disappointment. We continued on to Chateau de Peyrepertuse which is a ruined castle/fortress that sits perched 800 metres up on a sheer rocky ridge. We climbed as far as we could go in the car and then had to climb the rest of the way across very rocky terrain but when we got to thetop, it ...
Country Roads of France
... lining the roadside. As we neared Quillan (pronounced key - arn) we entered a picturesque gorge. Amazing rock overhangs fell across the road and a rocky stream ran along the side of the road - really stunning.
Arrived at our accommodation, Le Jardin de Gorges, in the village of Belvianes et Cavirac, which sits at the base of the mountain range which is just outside our room. I think we will enjoy this.
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Esperaza
... tent which made me truly ready for sleeping in the wild. He gave me advise and information concerning aspects of travel and, even more, he gave me some more useful stuff like a no-batery flashlight or an emergency fire kit. He gave another advise that his father gave him before: "If you can't be good, be careful". I could only hug him moved for all his help and inspiration in just 24h. Thanks a lot my brother! ...