World War II
12 Cistercian monks who came from Limousin founded the abbey in 1123: they called it locus dei, which means "God's place"! The monastery was protected by bishop of Rodez and enriched by local lords.
Normans, English, a minister Raised at a time when Normans moved in the area, after the signature of the treaty of St-Clair-sur-Epte in 911, Creully was dogged between the English and the French...
Montségur attracted lots of lunatics. Among them, the Nazis… who came here to seek the Grail! Just imagine Himmler and a row of German officers, ploughing along towards the ruins… sinister shadows...
Jeanne’s broken heart Montal, raised between 1523 and 1534, was the old familial castle Jeanne de Balzac d'Entragues' father owned in 1473. She transformed it into a true Renaissance jewel. But, did...
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