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Château de Villerouge-Termenès
Villerouge-Termenès
Dimensions
fortress at the heart of the medieval village
Period
11th century, remodelled in the 13th
What stands there
place of execution of the last Cathar "Good Man"
Property of the powerful Archbishops of Narbonne, this castle is sadly famous for having seen Guilhem Bélibaste — regarded as the very last Cathar "Good Man" (Perfect) — perish at the stake in 1321, nearly a century after the fall of Montségur.
Getting there : Admission charge
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Château de TermesLegendary castle · Termes · 5.7 km
- Château de PadernLegendary castle · Padern · 16 km
- Château de PeyrepertuseLegendary castle · Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse · 16 km
- Château d'AguilarLegendary castle · Tuchan · 16 km
- Château de QuéribusLegendary castle · Cucugnan · 19 km
- Commanderie de DouzensTemplar site · Douzens · 20 km
This place in the great stories
- Cathar Country: the good men, the crusade and the last pyreColloquy of Lombers (1165) and the Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229), then the Inquisition…
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