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Montségur
Montségur, France
Montségur
The tiny village of Montségur somehow has the power to cast a spell on its visitors. On paper, it is hardly remarkable. It’s a small town with a few streets, a couple of cafés and a museum. But there is an intangible allure here that draws people back again and again. Pog Mountain is a tremendously popular climb in this area, and it rewards those who take on the uphill walk with its eerie château ruins. The château was the setting for one of the biggest massacres of the Cathars. Although Cathars remained elsewhere, this is widely considered the site of the final fatal blow to the group. After holding off the inquisitors for months, the Cathars, about 1,000 of them, finally were conquered. Given the choice between converting to Christianity or burning alive, most chose death.
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