Château de Puilaurens is a Cathar Castle that can be visited in Southwestern France's interesting Languedoc region. The crumbling castle is perched on a 700 meter tall hill. You can walk up from the village, or you can take a car from the village of Lapradelle.
This Cathar castle is mentioned as far back as the Tenth Century, and withstood attack by Simon de Montfort and others until the end of the crusades.
Château de Puilaurens is open daily in the summer. There is a small admission charge to enter the Chateau.
A holiday home with a view of Chateau de Puilaurens is available in the village of Puilaurens.
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- Chateau de Puilaurens Pictures: View of Chateau de Puilaurens from BelowChateau de Puilaurens, picture, cathar castles
- Chateau de Puilaurens Picture: People lining up on the trail to the ChateauChateau di Puilaurens, picture
- Chateau de Puilaurens Pictures: Picture of the Cathar Castle's tower from belowChateau di Puilaurens, picture, cathar castles
- View of the Languedoc Countryside from the Chateau de Puilaurens.Chateau de Puilaurens. picture, cathar castles
- Picture of the Languedoc countryside from Chateau de PuilaurensChateau de Puilaurens, picture
- Chateau de Puilaurens Pictures: Wildflowers and CountrysideChateau de Puilaurens, picture
- Chateau de Puilaurens Pictures: Inside Chateau de Puilaurenscathar castles, pictures, puilaurens
- Picture of the view out an arch of Chateau de PuilaurensChateau de Puilaurens, picture, arch
- Chateau de Puilaurens Pictures: View of Languedoc hills from the ChateauChateau de Puilaurens, picture
- Picture of the outer wall and countryside seen from Chateau de Puilaurens.chateau de puilaurens. picture
- Picture of Chateau de Puilaurens' massive outer wall.Chateau de Puilaurens, picture
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