With Mongolia looking further away than ever, we’re heading south for the winter – possibly to Morocco – although the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune are not being kind to that particular plan… Watch this space to see if we ever get there!
In the meantime, we’ve been exploring southern France, particularly the Lovely Languedoc region, which is rich in history, wine, and magnificent scenery.
Check out my series of posts, which explore this very individual region, and see what sets it apart from other parts of France.
Montségur: Mist, Martyrs, & Heavy Metal
I read that in cycling terms, the Col de Montségur is a Category 2 mountain pass, popular with those slender, Lycra-clad aliens who chase gradients for glory. The same article revealed it to be known for scenic views, the highlight of which is a spectacular perspective of a historic castle ruin. Perched atop a pog…
In Glorious Bastides: Cordes-sur-Ciel
Our second medieval village of the day could not have been more different. If Sévérac felt organic and quietly lived in, Cordes-sur-Ciel was its theatrical opposite. From a distance, it looked magical – a town suspended above the landscape, poised between earth and sky on a rocky ridge 328 ft (100 m) above the Cérou…
Lovely Languedoc, France: Sévérac-le-Château
In Southern France, history is not confined to individual locations, museums, or monuments; it is embedded throughout the landscape. During the medieval period, Sévérac-le-Château or Sévérac d’Aveyron sat on a geographic, religious, and political fault line. On the edge of a region with a fiercely singular identity, it was caught between the Mediterranean world of…
Cover Photo – the fortified city of Carcassonne
Below – The Fab Four at Château de Quéribus, a Cathar Castle in the Languedoc
World Wide Walkies 