Carcassonne
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Cité of Carcassonne is probably one of the most beautiful medieval cities. It is the largest in Europe with its walls still intact. The city was designed to withstand long sieges and considered impregnable.
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Midi-Pyrenees and the Cathars of Languedoc→
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The Cathars supported several concepts that were quite progressive for the time, like tolerance and liberalism, development of culture and arts, social equality among men and women, disapproval of the feudal system and even the acceptance of sex for pleasure (and not just for procreation).
Read MoreBooks by Kate Mosse→
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If you enjoy reading, I would sincerely recommend the books by an English novelist Kate Mosse. Kate was born in West Sussex, but since 1989 became closely connected with the city of Carcassonne, located in the Languedoc province at the foothills of the French Pyrenees.
Read MoreCassoulet→
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Every nation has a dish like this: all the food available in the household is gathered and stewed/boiled/mixed together into something. Usually this something later on becomes the most famous dish of the national or regional cuisine.
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Houses in the rock→
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The town of Foix is situated at the confluence of the Ariège and Arget rivers. A habitat was based here during the times of the Merovingian dynasty (6-7 century). On a rock high above the town stands an ancient castle
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