During your stay do not miss the visit of Carcassonne. The city has been listed in the World Humanity Heritage since 1997, by UNESCO.
Settle down the Floure castle at the foot of Alaric Mountain. This former Roman abbey was the writer Gaston Bonheur’s home who composed his works in this haven of peace and surrounded by a magnificent park in the French style.
The first day trip will lead you first to Trèbes where you will admire the majestic rampart of the city standing out from the plain of Minervois. Before the foothills of the Black Mountain you will distinguish a few picturesque villages such as Conques-sur-Orbiel, or Salsigne with the famous gold and silver mines.
Before reaching the gorges of Clamoux which permits to appreciate the contrast between the slopes of the Black Mountain and the Roc of Tonnerre you will go past the Limousis Grotto, famous for its huge chandelier made of aragonite crystalls.
After Cabrespine whose main curiosity is the giant abyss dug by the Clamoux waters, the road will rapidly climbs through the chestnut trees towards the Prade pass.
This rather picturesque itinerary will reveal the medieval villages of Mas-de-Cabardès and Saissac one being nestled at the foot of its castle while the other one is towered by ruins from the XIVth century.
At the end of the day you will sink into the forests of the Black Mountain before climbing up to Fontbruno at the foot of the Montaud Peak and eventually arrive in Aiguefonde the end of your journey.
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