Aude

Aude^{[dead link]} is a department in Occitanie, France.

Its tourist office promotes it as "Cathar country"; it was one of the main areas of Cathar influence until the Albigensian Crusade against them in the 13th century.

Towns and villagesEdit

43°5′54″N 2°28′14″E

Map of Aude

TownsEdit

43.212.351 Carcassonne
43.05782.21922 Limoux
43.18363.00423 Narbonne
42.9094443.0288894 Leucate

VillagesEdit

43.10222.09175 Alaigne — a small picturesque village offering a great place to base an exploration of the Cathar country
43.31862.8716 Bize Minervois
42.92812.26337 Rennes-le-Château
43.05252.66398 Talairan
42.88922.729 Tuchan

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ChâteauxEdit

42.8366672.6216671 Château de Quéribus, Cucugnan. Ruined castle (updated Feb 2018)
42.87082.555372 Château de Peyrepertuse, Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse. Ruined Cathar castle in the Pyrénées mountains. (updated Feb 2018)

AbbeysEdit

43.1273722.8983363 Abbaye de Fontfroide, Narbonne. (updated Feb 2018)
43.0902782.6169444 Abbaye de Lagrasse, Lagrasse. (updated Feb 2018)
Abbaye St. Hillaire, Saint-Hilaire. (updated Feb 2018)

ItinerariesEdit

The GR 36 partly traverses the Aude.

DoEdit

Wine tasting. The Departement is full of vineyards, and most chateau offer a no-obligation, free wine tasting session.

DrinkEdit

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