Languedoc-Roussillon History

Carcassonne is a wonderfull medieval city near the Pyrennee mountains in southern France. It's on a few hours from Perpignan to the coast. It has a rich history and is well conserved.

Aigues-Mortes is a lovely small city by the sea, full of nice and local restaurants and with a strong history: In 1240, Saint Louis decided to build a city close to his kingdom in order to have a direct access to the Mediterranean Sea. That ought to be here in Aigues-Mortes, in an area of marshes, sand and water. Seven centuries later, the fortification still dominates the Camargue as one of the most well preserved medieval French building.

Fascino e mistero... Cammini sul prato, osservi la stranissima chiesetta, ti inoltri nel piccolo museo e getti lo sguardo verso la cornice dei Pirenei.. Chissà quale tesoro si cela o si celava nella misteriosa e sublime Rennes-le-Chateau, tanto da far convergere in questo lembo di Occitania i catari, i templari, gli inglesi e i nazisti, oltre tanti, tantissimi curiosi...