Chalabre
Chalabre and Lac Montbel
Chalabre, located at the rivers Blau and Hers, is watched over by the ancient Château de Mauleon. The shopping street with the poplars is surrounded by buildings from the middle ages and a pittoresque market place where every Saturday a small market is held. The church St. Pierre dates from the year 1522 and accommodates the statue of St. Elois (14th century). The donjon of the castle with the once famous cours d'amour offers a beautiful view to the Pyrenees. The vault stones in the tower are musicians, the Museum Quercorb (Contact : Musée du Quercorb et Instrumentarium 16, rue Barry du Lion 11230 Puivert Tél. / Fax. : 04 68 20 80 98 E-mail : musee.quercorb@wanadoo.fr) exhibits the history of the troubadours.
Chalabre is a perfect starting point for a tour through the Land of Cathars. Do not miss the latest attraction of Chalabre : Parc de Loisirs Historique et Participatif: a very attractive and amusing historical middle-age village.
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Lac Montbel is an artifical lake created in 1985, now being one of the most favourite leisure paradises of the department Aude. The splendid location in the Pays Cathars, plants and animals fascinate the visitors and natives. This lake is a paradise for ornithologists, offering perfect leisure for sunworshippers, families with children, aquanautics, anglers ... diving, sailing, surfing, canoeing (canoe station at the river Blau), cayak, swimming ... a variety of sports is offered. The anglers like the variety of fishes (trouts, luces, perches, sheat-fish). The sunworshippers are in favour of 300 sunny days each year, children can take a ride with the pedal boat. This lake located near the mediaval city Chalabre offers a beautiful holiday.
