​King Wamba and the Castle of the Vultures

 Discover a remote castle with splendid views and read the story of a rebellion against the last great king of the Visigoths. king-wamba-and-the-castle-of-the-vultures.html

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Discover two English cemeteries from the Napoleonic Wars

Two places to the east of Toulouse are known as le cimitière des anglais, or the English cemetery. The question is, are any Englishmen buried there? This story follows on from an earlier post about the Battle of Toulouse, fought on 10 April 1814 between the armies of Wellington and Soult. when-is-an-english-cemetery-not-an-english-cemetery.html

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This memorial celebrates a bloody battle which should never have taken place

The Battle of Toulouse 1814 between the armies of Wellington and Soult would never have taken place if a couple of colonels from Paris had ridden their horses a little faster.who-won-the-battle-of-toulouse-10-april-1814.html

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Overdosing on châteaux: Lastours - one village, four castles (plus a fifth!)

​​If you like visiting ruined châteaux, then a real treat awaits you in the valley of the Orbiel. Drive twenty minutes north from Carcassonne and you will reach the village of Lastours. Red and gold Occitan flags flutter from lampposts alongside the river, and high on a ridge above the village, four separate châteaux stand in a line: Cabaret, Tour Régine, Surdespine and Quertinheux. overdosing-on-chateaux.html

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