Cultural Dessert

Ribaute, France

5 April 2024

We had a great holiday in France last week, staying in the tiny village of Ribaute on the Orbieu river in the Languedoc, close to the lovely medieval village of Lagrasse - one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. We were in the middle of the Corbières wine region with vast vineyards extending across the flat valley, but also just a few minutes drive from the hills to the south. One of our highlights was driving up narrow, winding mountain roads to see the spectacular Cathar castles that dominate this area. We visited the Château de Quéribus at Cucugnan - a ruin perched on a rocky outcrop at the top of a mountain with 360 degree views which looks exactly like the kind of castle a child would draw. We also saw flamingoes on the salt-water lakes at Peyriac-de-Mer and visited the Abbaye de Fontfroide - a huge former Cistercian monastery. And it was great to revisit the fairytale medieval walled city of Carcassonne (reviewed here in September 2018).

Labels: Holidays

posted by Robin Simpson @ 4:00 pm