An interesting little village with artisanal chocolate.
I am going to start making a collection of blog posts where I just talk about adorable villages in the south of France, I think. There are so many of them, and some of them are so lovely. Without further ado, welcome to the adorable village of Minerve.
Minerve is up in Cathar country, a region in the south of France marked by its 12th and 13th century sieges and massacres. The Cathars were followers of a dissident church that flourished around Europe in the early Medieval period, and I guess they fought a lot. Minerve itself was a fortified village protected by a tall watchtower, remparts, and a bunch of catapults.
The gorges of Brian are nearby if you want to walk around (and also I am…
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How charming!
Although I did visit there years ago, this was a reblog. The people who took me hadn’t consulted their calendar and forgot it was a holiday so the village was closed-up tight. Perhaps it is time to think about going again, once this pandemic is at an end…
Oh, I do hope you go again!
Once this pandemic lets me out… there is a growing list and shall make sure it is on there. Thank you, Jennie.
You’re welcome, Lea. Good to know!
Great introduction to this little oasis ~ looks great for hiking and then my favorite pastime of sitting around and just thinking 🙂 I need to visit… 🙂 Thank you.
How utterly charming!
Cindy, thank you. I reblogged that post. I visited Minerve when I first moved to France but the person who took me forgot about it being a ghost town on a holiday so we didn’t see a soul. When this pandemic ends, perhaps it will be time to go up there once again? Thanks again for stopping by. xx
What a beautiful village! There just isn’t anything even close to this in the US. I love the narrow cobbled street. And the way the place is nestled in the landscape. A great share, Léa.