Mirepoix – a small bastide in the province of Ariège

2013 France

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Date of visit: May 7, 2013, 10:00 a.m.

This is the story of the day I heard a concert in Toulouse. The concert was in the evening, so during the day we drove to the suburbs and visited beautiful villages.

この日はミディ・ピレネー地方の一番南にある「アリエージュ県(Ariège)」にある美しい村巡りをしました。

You can see the Pyrenees Mountains in front of you.

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さて、この日の最初の美しい村「Camon(カモン)」に向かう途中で立ち寄ったのが、今回ご紹介する「ミルポワ(Mirepoix)」という街です。

We only knew it on the map as a landmark town on the way to Camon, but it looked so beautiful when we passed through that we decided to park the car and explore a bit.

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It is a bastide style town often seen in the Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine, but the walls of the houses are in pastel colors and the atmosphere is very pretty.

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There will be a good selection of hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops. It is enough to do sightseeing.

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The province of Ariège is home to the Catharists. The last stronghold of the Catharists was also located here. I don’t know if the influence of Catharism is still there. I don’t know if the influence of Catharism still remains, but the religious facilities in this area have a different atmosphere from Catholicism.

Church in town, not so much on the outside.

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I don’t think I’ve seen many of these gargoyle-like things in Catholicism. I’m not so sure.

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The Midi-Pyrenees, including the province of Ariège, is full of fascinating places that you may have missed.

ミディ・ピレネー地方へようこそ http://www.midipyrenees-kanko-spot-tokusen.jp/

これからも何度も訪れる予定です。食べ物も美味しいしね!

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