Château de Montségur

Montségur

A Pyrenean fortress, the last Cathar stronghold before the mass burning of March 1244. A site charged with intense historical and memorial weight, which became in the 20th century a major touchstone of French esoteric literature. As early as 1906, the theorist Joséphin Péladan proposed that Montségur was the 'Munsalväsche,' the Grail castle of Wolfram von Eschenbach — a theory that has fed numerous esoteric currents linking the Cathars to the Holy Grail.

Getting there : Paid entry

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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