FRANCE - Occitanie
Albi - Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is located 20 kms from Albi and was founded as an albigensian bastide (fortified town) in 1222 by Raymond VII, count of Toulouse. During the subsequent years, the village remained an impressive stronghold. In 1345, during the Hundred Years' War, when Edward the Black Prince invaded the Albigeois, he reportedly left without besieging the village… Later, it served as a shelter for Catholics who were fleeing from Gaillac because of the Wars of Religion. Today, it's a charming village with narrow streets, old houses and church.
BEST TIME to VISIT ALBI
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From May to October
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old houses
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house windows
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old houses
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old houses
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Street view
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Street view and covered passage
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Main square and old houses
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old house built in 1630
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old church
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old church
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house stairs
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Main Square and a well
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - street view
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - old houses and a well
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old houses
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - street view
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old house stairs
Castelnau-de-Montmiral - Old houses
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house stairs
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - street view
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - Old house
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - One of the gates to enter the stronghold
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - The old church
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - The old church
Castelnau-de-Montmiral is a Bastide (means stronghold village) - The old church