LE CHEMIN DE RONDE (texte en français ci-dessous). Probably the most spectacular ruins in cathar country, Peyrepertuse is situated in a very dramatic location atop a very high, thin rocky needle. Even from the approch road it is difficult to see where the rock stops and the castle starts. There are in fact two castles here.
During the crusade against the Albigeois, Guillaume of Peyrepertuse resists and is excommunicated in 1224. He only submits in 1240. Then the castle becomes a French King's possession. In 1250, Saint Louis orders the building of the higher castle of San Jordi (Saint George) and of the stairs that give access to it. Called the "Celestial Carcassonne", Peyrepertuse was the largest of the cathar castles.
Niché sur un éperon rocheux, avec son donjon et sa double enceinte, la forteresse de Peyrepertuse constitue l'un des ensemble les plus aboutis de l'architecture médiévale. La citadelle fut renforcée sous Saint-Louis d'un second château doté d'un imposant escalier taillé dans le roc.
Music by 1349: Misanthropy - Invocation - Horns - Solitude
Album: Revelation of the Black Flame
4 июл 2011
