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Belcaire Destination Guide

Touring Belcaire in France

Belcaire in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon with its 418 citizens is located in France - some 418 mi or ( 672 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Belcaire is now 04:44 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Villefort, Trassoulas, Toulouse, Perpignan, and Montségur. Being here already, consider visiting Villefort . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Belcaire ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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COL DE PAILHERES - PORT DE PAILHERES - PYRENEES

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The Port de Pailhères or (Col de Pailhères) is a pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees. The summit is at an altitude of 2001 metres, and is located on the secondary road D25 between Mij ..

Explos Film Festival -Teaser 2012.mov

1:21 min by Philexplo
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Teaser de présentation de la 5° édition du Festival Montagne & Aventure d'Ax-les-Thermes en Ariège Pyrénées. Réalisation : Bertrand Delapierre Musique : Ekoman ..


Ax les Thermes - Pyrenees

3:35 min by djs61257
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Classic car display in Ax les Thermes, Pyrenees, July 2008 ..

Inside Château de Montségur

0:27 min by Carlos Rosão
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The inner court-yeard of Château de Montségur. Midi-Pyrénées, Ariége in the the South of France ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Château de Montaillou

The Château de Montaillou is a ruined castle in the French village of Montaillou, in the Ariège département. The village of Montaillou, standing on the slope of Mount Allion, was made famous in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's history, Montaillou, village occitan. At the top of the village is all that remains of the rectangular castle: a ruined tower and evidence of walls and earthworks. The castle was built by the lords of Alion around the end of the 12th century.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 42.79 1.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ariège, Castles in Midi-Pyrénées, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Midi-Pyrénées

Château de Montségur

The Château de Montségur is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Its ruins are the site of a razed stronghold of the Cathars. The present fortress on the site, though described as one of the "Cathar castles," is actually of a later period. It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1862.

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Located at 42.88 1.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Castles in Midi-Pyrénées, Catharism, Châteaux in Ariège, Official historical monuments of France

Château d'Usson

The Château d'Usson is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France. It is located in the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département. It is sited upstream from Axat, along the Aude River gorge, carved out of the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is situated at 920 m in altitude and dominates the valley of the Aude River. The Château de Puilaurens is 30 km away, Château de Puivert 49 km and Château de Quéribus 60 km.

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Located at 42.74 2.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 11th-century architecture, Ariège, Castles in Midi-Pyrénées, Catharism, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Midi-Pyrénées

Château de Puivert

The Château de Puivert is a so-called Cathar castle situated in the commune of Puivert, in the Aude département of France. This building, on top of a hill overhanging the village and its lake, reaches an altitude of 605 m. The site is in the Quercob region, 60 km south of Carcassonne and 45 km east of Foix. The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1902.

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Located at 42.92 2.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Aude, Castles in Languedoc-Roussillon, Catharism, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Languedoc-Roussillon

Mijanès

Mijanès is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is located close to two Cathar castles, the Château d'Usson and the Château de Quérigut. During World War II, the villagers of Mijanès were involved in the rescue of six British airmen of the Royal Air Force after their plane crashed on the Pic de la Camisette, a nearby mountain, in December 1944. Wreckage of the plane is displayed today at the Château d'Usson.

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Located at 42.68 2.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Communes of Ariège