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A former royal fortress in an environment of garrigue and vineyards
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| It’s in the Cathar country, in a landscape of nice smelling garrigue which is in opposition with the ordenate Haut Fitou vineyards, that the castle of Aguilar raises. Setting on the rock as a crown, it hangs over Tuchan’s plaine. The name « Aguilar » comes from the latin word « aquila » which means eagle. in 1020 the first mention about the Puy Aguilar appeared in the testament of Bernard Taillefer count of Besalù, great grand-son of Wilfried Le Velu, who bequeathed it to his elder son Guilhem. Later, it became « castle of Aguilar », lord’s of Termes possession, vassals of the Trencavel family. After the crusade against the Albigeans, the castle belonged to the King of france, who gave it back to Olivier de Termes in 1250, as gift for his clever actions in the Holy Land. Because of the Treaty of Corbeil in 1258, the castle of Aguilar became a forward position over the French-Aragon border. Louis IX, king of France, bought the castle of Aguilar in 1260, which changed into a royal fortress and became one of the five sons of the City of Carcassonne. In 1659, the Treaty of the Pyrenees moved back the border to the Pyrenees. |
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Château d’Aguilar
11 350 Tuchan
phone: (+0033) 04.68.45.51.00
fax: (+0033) 04.68.45.49.97
e-mail: communedetuchan@wanadoo.fr
From the A 61 (from Carcassonne): exit 25 Lézignan Corbières, direction Thezan des Corbières, then the road D611 to Tuchan.
From the A 9 (from Narbonne): exit 40 Sigean, direction Portel des Corbières, Durban Corbières, Villeneuve les Corbières and Tuchan (D611).
From the A 9 ( from Narbonne towards Perpignan): exit 41 Perpignan Nord (Rivesaltes), at the roundabout turn right direction Vingrau and Tuchan (D12 & D39). (not accessible for coaches)
From Perpignan: Estagel (D117), after Estagel turn right direction, Tautavel / Tuchan (D611).
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