The Cathar Castles

Cathar castles

In our  area of Languedoc-Roussillon we have a lot of old Cathar Castles.

The castle of Arques :

It was built  between the 13th century and the 14th century. It's  located  50km far fromCarcassonne.

It's dominated by an elegant donjon of 25m height. It's a gothic style castle which combines luxury and military aspect. 

 The castle of Peyrepertuse :

It was built in1240. Perched at more than 800m,it extends on 300m long. This castle is located in the south of the Corbieres. It involves three enclosures which shelter more than one hectare of buildings.

The castle of Puilaurens :

This castle was built in 1229 on a rocky outcrop, it dominates the village of Lapradelle. The castle involves two separate architectural halves. The first enclosure hosts a donjon and the Tower of the White Lady.

The castle of Queribus :  

In 1255 ,the castle of Queribus was built on a impressive rocky peak amounting to 730m of height. It's located close to Cucugnan. This castle is of  ghotic style.

By Noé and Guenaël