Ever heard of the Cathars? They were big in this part of the world 800 years ago and they changed…read moreworld history. If you.re interested in them you could read some books about them, or come on one of these week-long tours, or better still do both. Highly recommended Tours. Thrilling history. This really is as good as it gets.

Top rate tours of the Languedoc focusing on Cathar sites and other locations associated with the…read moreAlbigensian Crusade. First rate historical tours.

This place is decently pretty, with an amazing setting among grassy hills and river. It has a…read moreunique square architecture with crenelations. However, the interior is limited in viewing by an excruciatingly slow guided tour in French. I'm currently writing this review as a bored tourist. The entire experience is a long and slow one, taking anywhere between an hour to an hour and half. There is no option of a self guided and self paced tour, so expect to be here long. Admittedly we tried to exit in the middle of the tour, but the exit doors are locked. The tour guide actually unlocks and locks each door as we go through the Château, so there's no escape (also, is that a potential emergency hazard?). I'd recommend signs or people that inform guests before paying that this is a guided tour only, having at least taped audio tours in different languages so that we aren't limited to sheets of paper with a small short paragraph of each room. The rooms are musty. The tapestries are amateur. The masonry and sculpture working is rough compared to chateaus in the Loire Valley. Without much information of each room (since we were limited to the sheets of paper in English) it's a dull and very long tour. Staff were friendly and happy to answer everyone's questions though it seemed. I just wish I knew what they were talking about.

Excellent attraction for those visiting the Gers and with an interest in history. You may happen to…read morebe lucky and arrive when guided tours are available. If you don't speak French, that is a significant disadvantage, though, even though an English printed guide will be given to you. The quality of these excavations is wonderful, with numerous mosaics, and archaeologists have revealed the workings of the hyperchaust and the layout of the legendary bath houses so beloved of the Romans. Even the latrines will be explained - and what the Romans used instead of paper! It costs just 4EUR to go in, guided tour or not, and it is very well worthwhile.

From the owner: Hébergements, restaurants, manifestations, découverte du territoire,...read more

From the owner: Une demeure typique à colombages On l'aperçoit de loin avec ses tons orangés et ses colombages…read more.. La maison qui abrite aujourd'hui l'Office du tourisme est une demeure urbaine moyenâgeuse typique de la région, datant du XVIè siècle. Restaurée en 1963, elle est formée d'un rez-de-chaussée de pierre - autrefois occupé par une boutique - qui soutient trois étages fait de bois et de briques.

I know this place for a long time, I've been there many times, it's a great outdoor show where they…read morepresent and describe a lot of birds from eagles to parakeets, birds fly very close to the public, great to take beautiful pictures & great to entertain kids or older kids like me ;)