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JJC2008: D1- Wed 23 Sep 2015, Port la Nouvelle on the Med. Day 1 of the Le Sentier Cathare
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JJC2008: D1 - On the Garrigue Haute with Eolianes (wind turbines) ahead, 115m
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JJC2008: D1 - Dropping down to the vineyards and the crossing of the road ahaed
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JJC2008: D1 - Church at Durban Corbieres 91m with priest from Burkina Faso
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JJC2008: D2 - Thur 24 Sep 2015, checking the way out of Durban Corbieres, signs for the route.
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JJC2008: D2 - Looking back down on Durban, we stayed up by the old ruined castle.
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JJC2008: D2 - Looking back at Durban and countryside from the high point. la Recaufa at 376m.
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JJC2008: D2- Statue of Saint Raphine on the high point.
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JJC2008: D2 - Another vineyard with all those grapes? Should we, shouldn't we?
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JJC2008: D2 - Village, Embers-et-Castlemaure 172m, a lady gave us coffe here for free. We had asked for a cafe.
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JJC2008: D2 - Aguilar Castle 270m, entry fee and got a passport for the Cathar castles.
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JJC2008: D2 - Chapel of Aguilar castle. Countryside and vineyards below.
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JJC2008: D2 - From the walls of Aguilar Castle, Quiribus castle just visible on the horizon.
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JJC2008: D2 - Entrance gate.
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JJC2008: D2 - Heading down for Tuchon 164m with Aguilar castle behind.
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JJC2008: D2 - Bedroom in our Chambres d'Hote, Tuchon, separate section to house.
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JJC2008: D3 - Fri 25 Sep 2015, Heading into Grau de Padern
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JJC2008: D3 - Grau de Padern, scramler bike just passed us on the path.
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JJC2008: D3 - Padern 195m with Padern Castle (ruined and dangerous) ahead. Not a Cathar castle.
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JJC2008: D3 - Padern 195m, time for a break, notice the large teapot.
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JJC2008: D3 - Heading for Quiribus Castle at 728m on the ridge ahead
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JJC2008: D3 - Molhet Priory at 348m, now just a ruin, a medieval fortified priory.
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JJC2008: D3 - Approaching Quiribus castle at 728m.
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JJC2008: D3 - From Quiribus views back as far as Perpignan and the Med.
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JJC2008: D3 - From Quiribus looking ahead to Peyrpteruse castle on the far ridge. Village of Cucugnan below.
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JJC2008: D3 - Descending from Quiribus Castle 738m. The French had great difficulty in taking this.
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JJC2008: D3 - Quiribus Castle at 728m. May have been the last Cathar castle to fall. Later a key border fortification.
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JJC2008: D3 - Heading on with Quiribus behind.
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JJC2008: D3 - Heading into Duilhac-sous- Peyrepterouse at 350m. Staying in a communal Gite, bed only - kitchen for meals, only us.
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JJC2008: D3 - Sanglier, wild boar mounted in the restaurant in Duilhac 350m. We saw many hunters of these along the way.