Legendary castleAude
Château de Termes
Termes
Dimensions
470 m above sea level, 16,000 m² of remains
Period
11th – 13th century
What stands there
held by the Cathar lord Raymond de Termes
One of the greatest medieval lordships of the Languedoc, reputed impregnable. It held out for four months against the siege by Simon de Montfort in 1210 before falling — one of the longest and costliest sieges of the whole Albigensian Crusade.
Getting there : Admission charge
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Ambient sound
Nearby
- Château de Villerouge-TermenèsLegendary castle · Villerouge-Termenès · 5.7 km
- Château de PeyrepertuseLegendary castle · Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse · 15 km
- Bastide d'ArquesBastide (planned town) · Arques · 16 km
- Château d'ArquesLegendary castle · Arques · 16 km
- Château de PadernLegendary castle · Padern · 17 km
- Château de QuéribusLegendary castle · Cucugnan · 19 km
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