Legendary castleAriège
Château de Roquefixade
Roquefixade
Dimensions
sheer above a cliff — approximate position
Period
Attested from 1180
What stands there
refuge of a few Cathar Perfects
Despite its strategic position in the immediate vicinity of Montségur and its role as a refuge for a few Perfects, the castle saw no significant fighting during the crusade. The ruins visible today actually date from a rebuilding after the Cathar period.
Getting there : Free access
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Bastide de Roquefixade (La Bastide-de-Montfort)Bastide (planned town) · Roquefixade · 0.4 km
- Château de MontségurLegendary castle · Montségur · 9.5 km
- Château de FoixLegendary castle · Foix · 12 km
- La Bastide-sur-l'HersBastide (planned town) · La Bastide-sur-l'Hers · 13 km
- Pic de Saint-Barthélemy et l'ermitage de saint AnastaseSacred mountain · Montferrier · 13 km
- Fontaine intermittente de FontestorbesSacred spring / fountain · Bélesta · 15 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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