Montcuq Keep

Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc

Montcuq Keep

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Montcuq Keep

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Location: Montcuq-En-Quercy-Blanc, Cahors, Occitania, France

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September 6, 2021

Hiking

Montcuq is dominated by a keep. This mighty tower was once the last refuge of a 13th century castle. Only this tower survived the crusade against the Cathars. Montcuq was one of the communities that supported the Cathars. The GR 65 hiking trail, which goes through Montcuq, leads to the Pyrenees, the former stronghold of the Cathars.

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April 21, 2022

Hiking

This tower was the keep of a defense system of which only a few remains of ramparts remain. Montcuq was part of the Viscount of Toulouse and was one of the places that Raymond, Viscount of Toulouse, had undertaken to dismantle, according to the treaty between him and the King of France. The city walls w

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August 30, 2026

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Montcuq is a superb medieval hilltop village with a rich heritage in the heart of Quercy Blanc:

The Tour de Montcuq: A majestic 12th-century keep that proudly overlooks the village.

Built between the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century under the authority of the Counts of Toulouse. Destruction of the castle: During the Albigensian Crusade and the treaties with the King of France, the local lord had to dismantle the ramparts. Only this main tower survived. Particularities: It has a rectangular (or trapezoidal) shape and a square turret housing a unique spiral staircase.

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