Ariège
Camon sprang up as a result of a 10C abbey, later to become a fortified priory, being built in the hollow of a small valley in Ariège, where the River Hers makes a loop. Today, visitors enter into the village through the old arched door of the church and discover the signs of Camon’s religious past and its red curved roof tile houses.
Themes
- Abbeys and churches : The abbey and church
- Castles and ramparts : The fortifications
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Perched on a steep hill in the Pyrenees, Saint Lizier Cathedral, which is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site along with four other monuments in the village because they are on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, has made this small village in Ariège famous. Inside the Roman walls, the narrow paved streets lined with 17C houses are an added attraction to a pleasant stroll.
Themes
- Abbeys and churches : The cathedral Saint-Lizier (XIe au XVe S)
- By the waterside : The river Salat
- Castles and ramparts : The Gallo Roman wall, towers and gates
- Unusual sights : The 18C chemistry, an introduction to ichnology (study of fossil footprints)
- Panoramas : View of The Pyrénées from the esplanade du palais des Evêques
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