Just 20 minutes from our holiday accommodation in the Cabardes, Les Coquelicots, and our friend’s gite, Les Libellules, is the magnificent Cité de Carcassonne. With its 54 towers and turrets, and set on a hill at the side of the River Aude, it dominates the surrounding countryside. The first time I saw it across the [...]
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January 30, 2010 by Maz · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Places to visit
Social Tagging: Canal du Midi • Carcassonne • Languedoc • South of France
Filed under: Places to visit
Social Tagging: Canal du Midi • Carcassonne • Languedoc • South of France
As we wandered along the path beside the Canal du Midi, absorbing the peace of the surrounding countryside, with its villages, fields and vineyards, and watching the boats navigating the locks, I reflected on the original purpose of the Canal du Midi. It was intended to be a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. [...]
January 10, 2010 by Maz · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Places to visit, Seasons
Social Tagging: Cathar • Festive Season • Mirepoix • Pyrenees • St Denis
Filed under: Places to visit, Seasons
Social Tagging: Cathar • Festive Season • Mirepoix • Pyrenees • St Denis
At the end of November we took a few days out at our cottage to brace ourselves before the Festive Season. As we were going so late in the season, we were not expecting too much of the weather, so we were pleasantly surprised that we were rewarded with almost a whole week of clear [...]
For a some time now we have wondered how we might let our guests know of places and forthcoming events in the Carcassonne area, that would help them to plan their holidays. For example, if you have an interest in jazz, it would be helpful to know when the Jazz Festival was planned to take [...]
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