Legendary castleAude
Château de Padern
Padern
Dimensions
limestone peak above the Verdouble — approximate position
Period
Medieval
What stands there
almost inaccessible
Less well known than its neighbours Quéribus and Aguilar, this castle set on a limestone peak overlooking the Verdouble played only a minor part in the Albigensian Crusade — one example among the many secondary strongholds which, without leaving their mark on history, bear witness to the defensive density of the region.
Getting there : Free access where the path is passable
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Château de QuéribusLegendary castle · Cucugnan · 4.5 km
- Château d'AguilarLegendary castle · Tuchan · 7.7 km
- Château de PeyrepertuseLegendary castle · Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse · 8.2 km
- Ermitage Saint-Antoine de GalamusDecorated cave · Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet · 15 km
- Château de Villerouge-TermenèsLegendary castle · Villerouge-Termenès · 16 km
- Força Réal et son ermitageSacred hill · Montner · 16 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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