We spent Easter in Narbonne, and ancient city in the south of France.
The Narbonne Old Town is dominated by the 13th century Narbonne Cathedral, which was never finished.
A Frenchie glass of wine in the Cathedral plaza
And a delicious praline pastry from a patisserie to pair with my wine :)
Narbonne is on the River Aude, and linked to the Canal du Midi. This canal runs from Toulouse to the Mediterranean, and is the greatest engineering feat of the 17th century.
Mmmm Frenchie duck prepare to please me
I am very happy.
Narbonne was settled by the Gauls in 118 BC. It is astounding- the ruins of the Via Domitia run right through the town square, and is open to all as a park.
The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built, linking Spain to Italy in 120 BC.
...and you can just sit on the Via Domitia like it's a public park bench.
Night by the Canal du Midi.
We are walking the Camino Inglés soon, and so I pocketed these scallop shells from my dinner to put on our backpacks :)
We spent a day in Beziérs, about an hour north of Narbonne.
Beziérs's Cathedral of Saint Naizare
Having wine at the site of the Beziérs Massacre in 1209, when the Catholic Church burned and murdered the "heretical" Cathars.
Narbonne & Beziérs