Named after the river that runs past us and wends its way through the park and opened this June 2017 after decades of planning, the park is a 3 minute drive from our front door at the end of our road. The park has been beautifully landscaped with a view to providing a peaceful and … Continue reading “St Bertrand Recreational Park”

Made internationally famous as the inspiration for Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code,  the hilltop village of Rennes le Chateau’s history is likely to be always shrouded in mystery –  the truth may just be stranger than the fiction!  Either the priest Sauniere engineered a brilliant pr stunt to bring in mysteriously large sums of money which went to decorate … Continue reading “Rennes le Chateau”

Cutting a path through the mountain over a kilometre deep, the drive through Les Gorge de Galamus is magical and other-wordly.  The jewel in the gorge is the Hermitage, also built straight into the rock face.  There is a little car park where they serve coffee, snacks and souvenirs with a viewing platform to marvel at … Continue reading “Les Gorges de Galamus”

Even if you don’t have children, the Dinosaur museum in Esperaza is a total must-see place to visit.  Since the discovery of Eva (Europe largest dinosaur specimen) 14 years ago in neighbouring Campagne-sur-Aude, a lot of money has been invested in the museum and it now boasts the most comprehensive collection of dinosaur specimens outside of the Natural History Museum, … Continue reading “Dinosaur Museum, Esperaza”

We are right in the heart of Cathar country, an incredibly violent but interesting time in French history where big battles were fought between the Catholics and mysterious Cathars, the remnants of which are a number of 20 amazing castles and abbeys that have been used as the backdrop for Hollywood blockbusters and they themselves … Continue reading “Castles”