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Vals Destination Guide

Delve into Vals in France

Vals in the region of Midi-Pyrénées with its 78 residents is a city in France - some 399 mi or ( 642 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital .

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Current time in Vals is now 09:11 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Verniolle, Varilhes, Toulouse, Saint-Jean-du-Falga, and Rodez. While being here, make sure to check out Verniolle . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Vals ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mon pays catalan, Perpignan et les alentours

2:19 min by florette11
Views: 26374 Rating: 5.00

D'origine catalane, j'ai voulu retracer les coutumes, et les traditions que l'on trouve à Perpignan, et dans le pays catalan. J'ai trouvé quelques photos sur le net, et j'ai accompagne cette vidéo ave ..

PokéFarm.org - Our first video!

3:50 min by PokeFarmOrg
Views: 17950 Rating: 4.25

So, we wanted to do something interesting, and polled our users. So here we are! Our very first video. Made in Game Maker, go figure. Bet they weren't expecting their program to be used for that :D Fo ..


Mirepoix en Ariège - France

4:46 min by Katharina1962
Views: 432 Rating: 5.00

Mirepoix ist ein französisches Städtchen, südwestlich von Carcassonne, am Flusse Hers-Vif gelegen, mit einer malerischen Altstadt, welche aus zwei-geschossigen, mittelalterlichen Fachwerkhäusern auf h ..

Grotte du Fournet

6:04 min by Davinho1
Views: 410 Rating: 5.00

How to get to Grotte du Fournet. 1st cave is where the box is dug up in Bloodline film ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mirepoix Cathedral

Mirepoix Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Mirepoix, Ariège. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Mirepoix. The diocese, created in 1317, was abolished under the Concordat of 1801 and the territory divided between the Diocese of Carcassonne and the Archdiocese of Toulousehttp://www. catholic-hierarchy. org/diocese/dm524. html.

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Located at 43.09 1.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Churches in Ariège, Former cathedrals in France

Pamiers Cathedral

Pamiers Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of France located in the town of Pamiers. It is the seat of the Bishopric of Pamiers, created in 1275, abolished by the Concordat of 1801 and re-established in 1822. It is dedicated to Antoninus of Pamiers.

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Located at 43.11 1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cathedrals in France, Churches in Ariège

Château de Lagarde

The Château de Lagarde is a ruined castle situated near the village of Lagarde, 8 km southeast of Mirepoix in the French département of Ariège. Following the Albigensian Crusade, the castle was handed to the Lévis-Mirepoix family. It was fortified but, over time, it was modified to provide a more comfortable residence. During the French Revolution, the castle was partially destroyed, but it remains today as a bold silhouette looking down over the valley.

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Located at 43.05 1.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ariège, Castles in Midi-Pyrénées, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Midi-Pyrénées

Camp Vernet

Le Vernet Internment Camp, or Camp Vernet, was a concentration camp in Le Vernet, Ariège, near Pamiers, in the French Pyrenees. It was originally built in June 1918 to house French colonial troops serving in World War I but when hostilities ceased it was used to hold German and Austrian prisoners of war. Between the wars, it served as a military depot. Towards the end of the Spanish Civil War, in February 1939, it was put to a new use.

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Located at 43.20 1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ariège, History of Midi-Pyrénées, Internment camps of the Spanish Civil War, Military installations of France, Nazi concentration camps in France, World War I prisoner-of-war camps, World War I sites in France, World War II internment camps in France

Château de Roquefixade

The Château de Roquefixade is a ruined castle built on a cliff overlooking the village of Roquefixade, situated 8km (5 miles) west of Lavelanet French département of Ariège. There are records of a castle on the site going back to 1180, though the present ruins are more modern. While marketed in the tourist industry as one of the so-called Cathar castles, the ruins are later than this. Despite this, the site did provide a place of refuge for the Cathars at the time of the Albigensian Crusade.

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Located at 42.94 1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Ariège, Castles in Midi-Pyrénées, Catharism, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Midi-Pyrénées