{"id":153,"date":"2016-06-19T18:26:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2017-11-26T16:30:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T15:30:52","slug":"tourism-in-the-aude","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/?page_id=153&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Tourism in the Aude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Domain of Belcastel is situated in the so called &#8220;Pays Cathare&#8221;, on the edge of the Corbi\u00e8res, only one hour away from both the mediterranean sea and the Pyrenees. 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justify;\"><b>Lakes and rivers:<\/b>\u00a0the lakes of Arques and Montbel, the rivers of le Lauquet and l&#8217;Orbieu and also the termae of Rennes-les-Bains.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Numerous hikes:<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0Pic de Bugarach, the val d&#8217;Agne, the canal du Midi and of course many hikes in the Pyrenees.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Good wines:<\/b>\u00a0AOC Corbi\u00e8res, AOC Limoux with it&#8217;s blanquette, AOC Malep\u00e8re, AOC Minervois, etc.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gastronomy<\/strong>: Starred restaurants, bistros and cafes by the shore.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Events<\/strong>: Limoux&#8217;s Carnival, Toques et Clochers, Carcassonne&#8217;s 14th of July \u00a0fireworks, etc.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sport\u00a0actvities:<\/b>\u00a0hiking, cycling, rafting, hydro-speed, canoe-kayak, horse riding, golf, water sports, winter sports, 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The region is known for it&#8217;s good wines and heritage. Cathar castles:\u00a0Peyrepertuse, Aguilar, Qu\u00e9ribus, Puilaurens, Termes, Villerouge-Termen\u00e8s, Arques, Monts\u00e9gur, Puivert, etc. Religious heritages:\u00a0the abbeys of&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"toivo-read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/?easyimageslider=tourisme\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tourisme<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7EtmU-2t","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209,"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153\/revisions\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/domainedebelcastel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}