{"id":58,"date":"2021-03-20T03:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T03:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2021-03-20T22:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T06:54:15","slug":"france-cathar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/france-cathar\/","title":{"rendered":"France &#8211; Cathar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>Cathar Country<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cathar002.jpg\" alt=\"cathar002\" class=\"wp-image-126\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve seen photos of the Cathar castles at Peyrepertuse and Queribus and had a stirring of that, \u201cI want to go there\u201d feeling \u2013 make your plans and go! These ruined fortresses are much more spectacular in person than a photo can ever convey. There are about six major and many more minor Cathar sites to explore, and each offers a piece of the tragic story of the religious group which threatened and was destroyed by the Catholic church. Catharism and the response to it by Rome have left a permanent influence on the Occitan culture of this area of Languedoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area does not have 5-star hotels (although those are not too far away), but many pleasant and welcoming inns, bed-and-breakfast accommodations, and plenty of excellent restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cathar003.jpg\" alt=\"cathar003\" class=\"wp-image-127\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need a car or car-and-driver\/guide to access the fortified sites, and a pretty healthy pair of legs and lungs to make the climbs \u2013 the rewards are well worth the effort!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A trip to Cathar country would be an excellent pre- or post-cruise option (especially if your cruise begins or ends in Nice or Barcelona), or a convenient add-on if you\u2019re spending time in Provence, the Pyrenees-Orientale resort town of Collioure, or the Spanish towns along the beautiful Costa Brava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For your personalized itinerary please call Robert Jones at Bainbridge Travel (206) 780-5010 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:robertj@bainbridgetravel.com\">click here to email Robert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathar Country If you\u2019ve seen photos of the Cathar castles at Peyrepertuse and Queribus and had a stirring of that, \u201cI want to go there\u201d feeling \u2013 make your plans and go! These ruined fortresses are much more spectacular in <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/france-cathar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  France &#8211; Cathar<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bainbridgetravel.com\/bainbridgetravel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}