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Minerve ('most beautiful villages of France') is 25 kilometres north-west of Narbonne.

Tourist Information and places to visit

Minerve is a fortified medieval village, with many of the fortifications still in place, perched high above a canyon in the barren Languedoc landscape - the village is on top of the gorge carved by the River Cesse before it disappears underground in a natural tunnel.

Minerve had its moment of infamy in the early 13th century. It was in 1210, that a group of cathars, having escaped from Béziers under attack in the Albigensian crusade, found refuge in the heavily fortified village. It took the brutal Simon de Montfort six weeks of siege, but eventually the village gave in. Following the town surrender 140 cathars were burned at the stake.

Things are slightly more tranquil nowadays, and Minerve is an attractive town to visit and explore.

While here, try and find time for a walk or two in the surrounding region - the paths and tracks around the nearby cliffs are a great introduction to the countryside of the area.

Minerve gives its name to the famous wine of the region - Minervois.

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Tourist Classifications for Minerve

- Most beautiful villages in France

Places to visit near Minerve, France

Explore places of interest within about 70 kilometres on a map at places near Minerve.

Some places to visit within 30 km: 8 km: Aigne (attractive village) 14 km: Bize-Minervois (town) 30 km: Fontfroide Abbey (Abbey) 29 km: Olargues (Most beautiful village) 23 km: Saint-Chinian (town)

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