Click below for more information

e-mail

Cathar Country - Languedoc Tours
Specialist Tours in South of France

Cathar Castles in the Languedoc.

Next Tours - 2012.

Dates

Sunday 10 June to Saturday 16 June 2012

Sunday 16 September to Saturday 22 September 2012

Group Size

Groups sizes are typically between 10 and 15 people.

Topics Covered

• Who Were the Cathars?
• What Did They Believe?
• Where Did They Come From?
• Where Did They Live?
• What are Cathar Castles?
• What was The Albigensian Crusade?
• How did Simon de Montford come into it?
• What happened to The Cathars?
• How was the Inquisition Involved?

Included is information on related topics such as medieval warfare, heraldry, feudalism, the role of the Catholic Church, the Count of Toulose, Occitan culture, medieval politics, and source documents.

Many books have been written about alleged links between Cathars, their treasure at Montsegur, Knights Templar, The Holy Grail, and the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château. Included is half a day with Henry Lincoln,co- author of the Holy Blood and the Holy Grail to discuss these subjects.

Places Visited

• Aguilar
• Cabaret (Lastours)
• Carcassonne
• Montsegur
• Peyrepertuse
• Puilaurens
• Puivert
• Termes
• Villerouge

Itinerary

	Sunday
		Arrive
		Transport to Hotel
	6:30	Depart for St-Ferriol
	7pm	Welcome
	7:30	Drinks and dinner at the Château de St-Ferriol
	11pm	Return to Hotel
	Monday
	7am	Breakfast
	8am	Depart for the castle at Queribus
	9-11.30	Visit the castle at Queribus
	11.30	Depart for Lunch
	noon	Lunch
	2 pm	Depart for the castle at Peyrepertuse
	2:30 - 5pm	Visit the castle at Peyrepertuse
	5 pm	Return to Hotel
	7:30	Dinner at the Hotel
	Tuesday
	7am	Breakfast
	8-830am	Presentation: Cathar Beliefs
	8:30am	Depart for the castle at Carcassonne
	9:30-12	Visit the castle at Carcassonne
	noon	Lunch
	2pm	Depart for the castle at Lastours
	2:30- 5pm	Visit the castle at Lastours
	5pm	Return to Hotel
	7:30	Dinner
	Wednesday
	7am	Breakfast
	8-830am	Presentation: the castle at Montsegur
	8:30am	Depart for the castle at Puivert
	9:30-12	Visit the castle at Puivert
	noon	Lunch
	2 pm	Depart for the castle at Montsegur
	2:30 - 5pm	Visit Montsegur
	5pm	Depart for the Château de St-Ferriol
	8-830am	Presentation: The Albigensian Crusade
	7:30	Dinner at the Château de St-Ferriol
	11pm	Return to Hotel
	Thursday
	7am	Breakfast
	8:30 am	Depart for Rennes-le-Château
	9:30-12	Visit Rennes-le-Château with Henry Lincoln
	noon	Lunch
	2 pm	Depart for the castle at Puilaurens
	2:30 - 5pm	Visit the castle at Puilaurens
	5pm	Depart for the Hotel
	6:30pm	Depart for Dinner
	7:30pm	Dinner (Couisa)
	11pm	return to Hotel
	Friday
	7am	Breakfast
	8:30am	Depart for the castle at Termes
	9:30-12	Visit the castle at Termes
	noon	Lunch
	2 pm	Depart for the castle at Villerouge
	2:30- 5pm	Visit the castle at Villerouge
	5pm	Depart for the Hotel
	7:30pm	Dinner at the Hotel
	Saturday
	7am	Breakfast
		Free Time
	12 noon	Depart

Cost

The cost for one week is 2,500 Euros per person, including all accomodation, meals, entrance fees and all transport in the Languedoc, but excludes travel to the Languedoc and bar bills.

Ryanair Flies to Carcassonne airport.

Flexibility

We aim to be as flexible as possible. Just let us know if you have any special requirements and we will try to accommodate them.

We can be especially flexible with large parties - see our Specialist Group Tours for more information.