Great Movie Pictures Old and New. Music, Comedy, Crime, Mystery. Romance, Drama, Music. Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Drama, Modernised Greek Tragedy.

The Bastide de Saint Louis. Carcassonne Loft - Penthouse Apartment. In the Languedoc, South of France. Our self catering apartment in the heart of historic Carcassonne is available to let all year round. It is ideal for anyone planning a vacation in the South of France, or for anyone visiting the historic city of Carcassonne. Click on the following link for more details and photographs of the Apartment.

Castles and Manor Houses around the World. Everyone loves castles and chateaux. Combine the romance of the age of chivalry. With the fascination of medieval warfare. Along with churches they are almost the only surviving physical reminders of the Middle Ages. Here you learn everything about them including how they were built. And what life was like living in them. You can learn about different types of Castle. About living in a castle,.

Cathars and Cathar Beliefs in the Languedoc. Who led the Crusade? Crusader Coats of Arms. Do Cathars still exist? The Cross of Toulouse. The Cathars were a religious group who appeared in Europe in the eleventh century, their origins. Something of a mystery though there is reason to believe their ideas came from Persia or the Byzantine Empire, by way of the Balkans and Northern Italy. Records from the Roman Catholic Church mention them under various names.

In the twelfth century a new religion took root in Europe which we know today as Catharism. The Cathars were Gnostic Christians. They claimed that their beliefs and practices dated from the earliest Christian times, and predated the innovations of the Catholic Church - a claim that is now recognised by historians as substantially correct. They had survived in Persia and gradually travelled westwards through the Byzantine Empire, the Balkans and Italy to Western Europe. The local nobility of the Languedoc.

Languedoc, Occitanie, South of France. At the Chateau de St-Ferriol. Events at the Chateau St-Ferriol. Weddings, Christenings and Other Events. Volunteering at the Chateau St-Ferriol. Chateau cottages for vacation rental. Maison des Arcacias, St Ferriol. 149; Contact by e-mail.

Click on one of the images, or on the text in the menu below, or use the search box at the foot of the page. The History of the Languedoc. Things to See in the Languedoc. The Cathars of the Languedoc.