"Cordes sur Ciel" Cordes by Klod5


Cordes Travel Guide: 66 reviews and 114 photos

Cordes sur Ciel, fièrement dressée sur son piton rocheux, fascine tous ceux qui la découvrent.
Comme un dragon couché dans la vallée, offrant son échine aux rêves les plus fous ou les plus sages,
Cordes est un lieu privilégié, secret et magique.

Cordes est une des villes médiévales les plus significatives de France et un des hauts lieux du patrimoine européen.

Cordes sur Ciel proudly trained on its rocky peg, fascine all those that discover it.
As a dragon lain down in the valley, offering its spine to the dreams the more mad or wisest,
Cordes are a privileged, secret and magic place.

Cordes are one of the most meaningful medieval cities of France and one of the high places of the European heritage.

La cité fut fondée en 1222 par le comte de Toulouse, dans la période de reconquête occitane qui suivit la mort du chef de la croisade lancée contre les Cathares du Midi déclarés hérétiques. Cordes est la première et la plus importante des «bastides», c’est-à-dire des villes nouvelles, créées pour recueillir les populations que la guerre avait privées de toit et de feu.

The city was founded in 1222 by the count of Toulouse, in the period of reconquest occitane that followed the death of the chief of the crusade thrown against the Cathars of the South of France declared heretical. Cordes are the first and most important of them «bastides», that means the new cities, created to collect the populations that the war had deprived roof and fire.

La cité fut entourée de deux lignes de remparts fermées par de puissantes portes fortifiées. Cordes demeurera longtemps la plus forte place de l’Albigeois.

The city was surrounded with two lines of battlements closed by powerful walled doors. Cordes will stay a long time the strongest place of the Albigeois.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Très belle Bastide, très bien entretenue
  • Cons:beaucoup de monde en été, et beaucoup de marches à grimper.
  • In a nutshell:Cordes est la première et la plus importante des «bastides»
  • Last visit to Cordes: Oct 2003
  • Intro Updated Oct 31, 2006
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    hquittner Oct 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM Report Abuse

    I enjoyed reliving through your pages on Cordes as much as I did in writing mine. Why is its reputation so muted?

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    Goner May 18, 2004 at 9:56 PM Report Abuse

    I find this area fascinating and haven't been to this part of France, hopefully on my next trip I will visit there. Thanks for all the great information.

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    Bostongrrl Sep 17, 2003 at 10:40 AM Report Abuse

    A magical place!!! Thank you for sharing with us!

  • yen_2 Aug 26, 2003 at 11:56 PM Report Abuse

    Some very nice pictures, Claude! And there are very stunning must visit there...Merci, for all these informations!=)

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    prunila Jul 15, 2003 at 4:38 AM Report Abuse

    Merci Claude!!! de super informations!

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    hunterV May 3, 2003 at 5:28 AM Report Abuse

    I don't speak French, but I am thankful to you, friend, for your nice tips!

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    jide08 Apr 2, 2003 at 7:45 AM Report Abuse

    It's a very nice place. Good photos.

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    prleprle Mar 26, 2003 at 10:30 AM Report Abuse

    Excellent photos again!

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