Pays Cathare
Pays Cathare , Katharerland , is a term used by the Aude department primarily for tourism reasons. It does not describe the area in which the Cathars spread in the Middle Ages , but roughly names the region of Corbières , an area belonging to Languedoc-Roussillon ; this is where most of the royal castles, also known as "châteaux cathares" (a misleading term because they were partly Cathar castles, partly castles of the French king who fought the Cathars) were located. The most famous of these castles is the Montségur Castle .
The 'Conseil général de l'Aude' registered or protected the term “Pays Cathare” in 1991 as a “marque déposée”. The “Pays Cathare” program aims to protect, honor and use the cultural and tourist features and treasures of the Aude region, and to coordinate local initiatives. The marketing organizations of the producers in the region should also be supported, such as the producers of lamb, beef and pork, honey, milk, bread, handicrafts, gourmet products as well as hotels, restaurants, gîtes , guest rooms and retailers.
The 'Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouillèdes ' (TPCF) runs through the Pays Cathare.
The Carcassonne airport at Carcassonne was called, Aéroport de Carcassonne en Pays Cathare '.
Castles, abbeys and monasteries
- Saint-Papoul Abbey in Saint-Papoul
- Saissac castle ruins in Saissac
- Villelongue monastery in Saint-Martin-le-Vieil
- Châteaux de Lastours in Lastours
- Caunes-Minervois Abbey in Caunes-Minervois
- Carcassonne
- Saint-Hilaire Abbey in Saint-Hilaire
- Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse Abbey in Lagrasse
- Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide Abbey in Narbonne
- Villerouge-Termenès Castle in Villerouge-Termenès
- Termes Castle in Termez
- Arques Castle in Arques
- Puivert Castle in Puivert
- Usson Castle in Usson
- Puilaurens Castle in Puilaurens
- Peyrepertuse Castle in Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse
- Quéribus Castle in Cucugnan
- Aguilar Castle in Tuchan
- Sainte-Marie in Alet-les-Bains
Web links
- www.payscathare.org
- Site du Conseil Général de l'Aude
- Comité départemental du tourisme de l'Aude
- Châteaux du pays cathare
- Marque Pays Cathare La Parole aux professionnels
literature
- Philippe Calas: Pays Cathare - vu du Ciel (aerial photos). Editions Christians Salès. 2010, ISBN 2953679901
- Marie-Carmen Garcia, William Genieys: L'invention du Pays Cathare: Essai sur la constitution d'un territoire imaginé . Editions L'Harmattan, 2005. ISBN 9782747583121
- (Translation of the book title, for example: The Invention of the Pays Cathare: Attempt to constitute an imaginary country )
- Marianne Bongartz: DuMont directly Languedoc-Roussillon (2004)
- Marie-Jeanne Pagès, Jacques Debru: Châteaux du pays cathare. 2005, ISBN 9782737336270 (30 pages)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Train Rouge TPCF, accessed on July 2, 2018 (fr.)