Varen is a commune in the north-east of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in the Occitania region (France, Massif Central). Geologically, historically and culturally, it lies on the Causse de Caylus, south of the Causse de Limogne, at the crossroads of Quercy…

The Aveyron (in Occitan Avairon) (not to be confused with a small river in Loiret, also named Aveyron) is a 291 km long river in southern France, in the Occitania region, which flows through the departments of Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne. It is a right…

Najac is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region in southern France, Massif Central. Najac village is set along a ridge above a bend in the river Aveyron. In the earlier part of the 20th century the village had around 2,000 people but…

Villefranche-de-Rouergue is a commune located in the Aveyron department, of which it is the sub-prefecture, in the Occitania region in southern France, Massif Central. The town has been awarded the “Grand Site d’Occitanie” label, as well as the “Ville d’art…

Château de Graves is located in Graves, on the outskirts of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the Aveyron department of the Occitania region in southern France, Massif Central. Château de Graves was built between 1543 and 1555 by Jean Imbert Dardenne, a wealthy…

Château de la Reine Margot (Château de Saint-Projet) is located in Saint-Projet, Tarn-et-Garonne department of the Occitania region in southern France, Massif Central. This château was built on a Gallo-Roman tumulus at the end of the 13th century. During…

Loc-Dieu Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located near Martiel, 9 km west from Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the department of Aveyron, Occitania, in southern France, Massif Central. Founded in 1123 in a place formerly called Locus Diaboli (Latin for “devil’s place”)…

Caylus, formerly Caylus-Bonnette, is a commune in the north-east of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in the Occitania region in southern France, Massif Central. Geologically, historically and culturally, it lies on the Causse de Caylus, south of the Causse…

Villeneuve, sometimes known as Villeneuve-d’Aveyron, is a commune located in the Aveyron department, in the Occitania region of southwestern France (Massif Central), at an altitude of 410 meters. It covers more than 6,500 hectares. The village stands on the…

Saint-Sépulcre de Villeneuve is a church in Villeneuve, France. The church is located in the department of Aveyron, Occitania (Massif Central). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Villeneuve d’Aveyron was founded in 1073. It was the result of a vow made by…

Montricoux is a commune in the eastern part of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in the Occitania region, France (Massif Central). Geologically, historically and culturally, the commune lies on the Causse de Caylus, south of the Causse de Limogne, occupying…

The history of San Sebastian city (Spain, Basque country) The main evidence of a human presence in this region is the Ametzagaña settlement, located between San Sebastian’s South Intxaurrondo district and the Astigarraga municipality. As a result of archaeological…

The Story of Balaguer: Heritage of the Arab and Berberian Conquests The origins of the history of Balaguer (Spain, Catalonia, Pyrenees) start at the beginning of the VIII century AD, and they are associated with the appearance of Arab and Berberian troops…

Susanna Simon, Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley, management department’s director: The cultural heritage of the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Andorra, Pyrenees) Although the natural heritage of the Valley is extraordinary, it is its cultural heritage that was…

The Verges castle (cat. El castell de Verges) was the original town of Verges, in the Baix Empordà, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. The castle was located at the top of a hill, in the place where the walled town centre of the medieval town was located…

Agel Castle (fr. châteaux D’Agel) is a medieval castle in the center of the Languedoc region with a long history stretching back before the Cathar period. Château d’Agel is an ancient fortress dating from the early 17th century, transformed in the 16th and…

The history of the Pyrenees Prehistory The first documented human presence in the Pyrenees is found in Bauma Margineda (Andorra) dated to the Epipaleolithic period, the same place also documented the occupation during the Neolithic periods and the Bronze…

The Puivert Castle (Languedocien: Castèl de Puègverd) is a Cathar castle located in the Puivert commune, in the Aude Department (Occitania, France). The castle has the status of being a monument of the history of the French Ministry of Culture since 1907…

The Canal du Midi (Occitan: Canal del Miègjorn) is a 240 km long canal in Southern France (Occitania). Originally named the Canal royal en Languedoc (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi in 1789, the canal is considered…