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Ouvrage Hackenberg

Introduction

In 2017 I spent short holidays in Northern France for both improving my French skills and for broadening my horizons about culture and history.

History is a subject I’ve been interested in my whole life, so I was glad to have the opportunity to visit several historic battlefields in Lorraine and Alsace (Elsass-Lothringen1), which aren’t far off from the borders to Germany and Luxembourg.

The … read more

Sentier Cathare and Montségur

Description

Hiking tour (in 2015) on parts of the Sentier Cathare (“Cathar Trail”) between the towns of Foix and Montségur.

The Sentier Cathare is a long-distance trail in the very south of France with an overall length of about 220 kilometers.

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

The ascent to Montségur is not technically demanding but steep in places.

Montségur was the last resort for the Cathars, a persecuted … read more