Hire a car in France and you'll have more freedom to explore Cathar castles, such as Peyrepertuse in the Pyrenees. Photo / Creative Commons image by Flickr user Jon Jackson I am planning a trip for ...

Reidun Eggen pedals a quiet path through a beautiful, historic corner of Languedoc. Cathar castles and Corbières wine draw discerning travellers to the Languedoc region of southern France. Once there, ...

From now on our Cathar castles were to get more demanding. Termes, a few miles down a winding road, is a relatively easy walk up a steep path to ruined towers: nonetheless it held out against a ...