Travels through history : France : from Romans to Cathars / Julian Worker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worker, Julian, author.

Series:

Travels Through History Series

Travels through History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--Description and travel.

France.

France--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (74 pages).

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

[Luton, Bedfordshire, England] : AG Books, 2016.

Summary:

The south-eastern part of France has an abundance of historical interest. From the Roman theatres of Arles and Orange to the Cathar castles in the foothills of The Pyrenees there is much to see and remember. There are mysteries too. Why would the Roman Catholic Church create a crusade against the Cathar 'heretics' when these people were following such a devout life? How did the Romans build the Pont du Gard so quickly as part of a 40-mile water channel to provide water to Nimes? What did Bérenger Saunière discover in Rennes-le-Chateau that made him so wealthy? Added to the history and the mystery are a host of natural wonders, beautiful scenery, and familiar names appearing in unfamiliar places.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Background

Travels Through History

Timeline of the Albigensian Crusade

Avignon

Nimes

Orange

Arles

Causse de Larzac - Templars and Cheese

Pont-du-Gard

Provence (Gordes, Roussillon, St Remy, Le Baux)

Pezenas

St Guilhem Le Desert and Cirque de Navecelles

Narbonne

Carcassonne

Toulouse

Rennes-le-Chateau

Montsegur

Three Sons of Carcassonne - Queribus, Peyrepertuse, and Puilaurens

Mirepoix

Fanjeaux

Limoux and Alet-les-Bains

Foix

Lastours

Niaux

Perpignan

Collioure

Salses-le-Chateau

Villefranche-de-Conflent

Back Matter

Also Available.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 4, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78538-601-8

OCLC:

967109653