LES CATHARES À TOULOUSE

Guided tour - excursion

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Free with the Tourism Pass

15Feb

01 Mar

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Évoquer l’épopée cathare et des comtes de Toulouse.
Retracer cette période trouble avec l’Inquisition.
Être accompagné par un guide-conférencier agréé de l’office de tourisme de Toulouse.

This is an automatic translation. These events are in French, unless otherwise stated.

Duration 02h00

Departure Office de Tourisme de Toulouse, Donjon du Capitole.

Arrival Quai de Tounis

About

Who were the Good Men? Why did the Perfect Ones shake the Church? And find out how the crusade launched in 1209 reshaped the borders of Occitania and led the Church to set up a tribunal to deal with heretics.

The south of France in the 12th century was a prosperous region thanks to its many commercial activities and enjoyed a degree of independence from the north of France, which was closer to its king. A different language was spoken, the langue d'oc, celebrated from one county to another by troubadours and poets.

In this context, a new religion spread, rejecting the organisation of the Catholic Church and proposing a different interpretation of religious texts. Faced with the rise of Catharism, which the Catholic Church considered heretical, the Pope called on the King of France to put an end to it...

Origins and beliefs, battles, sieges and revolts: take a look at the long crusade against the Cathars, the court of the Inquisition and the role of Toulouse's noble families in this period that is so deeply rooted in our collective memory.

Pas de château cathare à Toulouse, mais une histoire passionnante notamment de ses habitants siégeant aux côtés des « bons hommes » pour mettre en échec Simon de Montfort.

Dates

15/02/26 from 15h00 to 17h00.
01/03/26 from 15h00 to 17h00.

Prices


Base rate	13€
Reduced rate	11€
Jobseekers, senior citizens (over 65), students (under 26) and people with di...
Child rate	7€
From age 12.

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Practical informations

Duration	02h00
Number of participants	30 personnes maximum.
Important informations	Se présenter 10 min avant le départ. Réservation conseillée, le nombre de places étant limité.
Meeting point	Office de Tourisme de Toulouse, Donjon du Capitole.