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Cathar Country - Languedoc Tours
Specialist Tours in South of France

Executive Cathar Castles Tours in the Languedoc.

We offer executive Languedoc tours tailored to your requirements, staying in the best local hotels and eating at the best restaurants.

Dates

Flexible

Group Size

Croups sizes are typically two to four 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?
• Why did Simon de Montford come into it?
• What happened to The Cathars?
• Why 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 the subject.

Places Visited

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

Cost

The cost for one week is 4,500 Euros per person, including all accomodation, meals and all transport in the Languedoc, but excludes travel there and bar bills.