rare
wildflowers, of colours that range through the spectrum. The summer heat has
yet to arrive, or has gone, and so spring and autumn are ideal for people who
love to freely roam, exploring this rugged mysterious terrain.
The summer
season brings heat, but also it brings a vast range of exciting and colourful
activities. These are organised for the benefit of all, local people and
visitors alike. Each town, village and commune has its share of fetes, firework
displays, celebrations, open markets, and for the young at heart, horse-riding,
water sports, even pop festivals are organised that cater for the tastes of all
age groups.
For
visitors the turbulent history of this area is brought to life in medieval
tournaments and re-enacted battles between mounted knights in shining armour.
For those whose interest is in prehistory there is a museum and exhibition of
dinosaurs at nearby Esparaza. A visit to the museum includes the offer to be
taken to the site where the dinosaur fossils are excavated. The cave paintings
by prehistoric men of the Ariege are only a couple of hour’s drive from Couiza.
A one-hour drive will take you to Montsegur. Carcassonne offers a living,
thriving, fortified city, complete with portcullis and massive drawbridge only
forty minutes away.
In the
opposite direction just a couple of hours drive is Perpignan and the
Mediterranean Sea or independent Andorra high up amid the awesome Pyrenees
Mountains.
Travel
is simple and easy, whether by air, road or rail, and the rustiness of your
Francais here is never made into a problem. Hotels here are clean and
comfortable, with reasonable rates. Also they are friendly and helpful. You
must come and see for yourself. When you do come you will discover a new way of
living your life, but more important than that, you will discover a new and
different YOU.
David
and Yvonne Brittain 1999
France
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