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In the heart of the village stands the birthplace of Déodat Roché (1877-1978), the historian of Catharism.
To commemorate the village's illustrious son, the house today contains a permanent exhibition devoted to Catharism.
It offers visitors 4 approaches to this religion that go beyond the purely religious:
first, a historical approach;
second, a spiritual approach;
third a political approach; finally an approach devoted to everyday life among the Cathars.
On the first floor a sound recording enables visitors to find out about Déodat Roché's life... |
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| | The settlement of Arques is located about fifty kilometres south-east of Carcassonne.
Its castle, standing on an isolated mound, consists of a rectangular bailey with a Gothic gateway and an elegant keep that rises to a height of 24 metres, flanked by four turrets.
After looking at the castle, you may continue your tour with a visit to the centre of the village, where the Cathar Museum, known as the house of Déodat Roché, pays homage to one of the earliest historians of Catharism.....
Deodat Roche, founder of the Cahiers d'Etudes Cathares and a twentieth-century magistrate of Limoux and Carcassonne who was removed from his position by the Vichy government for his interest in religion and spirituality, wanted to lay bare to his contemporaries the light which the Cathars had tried to reveal to the medieval world. A self-proclaimed neo-Cathar, Roche believed deeply in the need to uncover the true history of the Cathars, which had been obscured by an intolerant medieval Church. His house is the location for a permanent exhibition devoted to Catharism and its interpretations.
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| | Opening Château d’Arques:
- March and mid-November
- From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (open only on weekends, public holidays and school holidays)
- April, May, June and September from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- July and August from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Closed from mid-November to early March except by reservation for groups of more than 20 people
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| | * Shop
* Individual guided tours
* Unguided group visits
* Group guided tours | * Pets allowed
* Unguided individual visits
* Parking
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Maison Déodat Roché - Arques
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Randonnée
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Here is an itinerary for insiders walking and orientation that benefits grandiose and magnificent panoramas of the Hautes-Corbières. The trail travels through the forest in the Rialsesse, known for its Atlas cedars. La Forêt de Rialsesse benefit of three climates: Mediterranean, Atlantic and mountain. This diversity is also reflected in the vegetation since there are 70 tree species in the Corbières-Orientales. That's half the species identified on the French territory! Departure from the church of Arques. This route offers a breathtaking panorama from the two main peaks of the forest Rialsesse where you can see the lake from Arques. This forest in the Corbières Oriental is state-owned and covers 8 municipalities. Nestled in a forest of more than 2 000 hectares, situated in the hollow of the Corbières, on the edge of Razes and Termenès on the road of the castles of Cathar country, the village of Arques offers visitors its rich history and the beauty of nature that surrounds it. Arques exceptional views of the valley and the hills surrounding it with the south, Pech Bugarach and west, the chain of Oriental and Ariege Pyrenees...
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Hostellerie de
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Hostellerie de Rennes les Bains situated in Cathar Country. Enjoy your stay at this welcoming, comfortable and very peaceful hotel. The hotel has 6 rooms and 1 suite available, all rooms have private WC, and bathrooms with shower/bath. Adapted for handicapped guests (lift available). The Restaurant provides excellent service and cooking. Rennes les Bains is a spa resort of Roman origins, made famous by Blanche de Castille. Visit the archaeology museum, with objects and remains from the Roman baths (2nd and 3rd centuries)...
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Desire for eating healthy and local in Hautes Corbières? Appointment in Moulin Neuf where the chef Vincent Pujo, a person of a rich experience in various establishments, proposes to you a delicious à la carte of local products, on terrace or in the diningroom. Here, the à la carte menu is made up of fresh ingredients, the dishes change regularly, in respect for the ground and the climate, and all the suppliers are specified. As starter, to choose between the Saint-Honore with Foie Gras or the Cromesqui of Langoustine, which is already a torment, and for the dish: lamb leg, trout with almonds, or fillet with butter of hazelnut and chorizo? For the dessert, Dax-native the walnut-chocolate puts everyone of agreement, unless you crack for crunch-citrus fruits... In Moulin Neuf, it is also possible to set out again with quality fishes since the place is also a piscicultural farmhouse!...
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