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Templar Shaft

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Early 2000, Dutch bestselling author and researcher Klaas van Urk discovered a narrow shaft hidden high on Mount Cardou. He had been led to the location using, the Rennes-le-Château, parchments, the Coumesourde stone and the enigmatic text of L...

Ernest Cros

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Ernest Cros (1857-1945) Railway engineer and amateur-archeologist who showed an interest in the antiquities of the Aude from 1880 onwards. He was a friend of Saunière and visited him on several ocassions. In 1924, Cros finally settled in Gi...

What is the Grail?

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The Grail. Between 1190 and 1240 it formed the central theme of a series of literary works that spoke of and appealed to a new social class that of the knights and warriors and the adventures they encountered on their travels. In recent decades it...

Crucifixion I

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Crucifixion / Eglise Saints Celse et Nazaire, Rennes-les-Bains Painted by Abbé Henri Gasc between 1838 and 1872. He actually made two versions of it, one of them he gave to his good friend, the Abbé of Pieusse, where it is still in the church. (...

Du Nom de Narbonne

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'On the name of Narbonne and examples of how to interpret Gaul words through the Saxon origins of English'. 19 handwritten pages, written by Abbé Henri Boudet. It is uncertain when he wrote this manuscript, which appears to be a step towards his ...

Goundill

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Goundill, within the Cromleck of Rennes-les-Bains. [GALLERY=54] ©2007-2012 renneslechateau.nl, all rights reserved

l'Hermitage

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l'Hermitage, within the Cromleck of Rennes-les-Bains. During the 1st Empire, a soldier installed himself here and created a picturesque garden for himself. [GALLERY=51] ©2007-2012 renneslechateau.nl, all rights reserved [ngg_images source="galler...

La Pique

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La Pique, close to the Cromleck of Rennes-les-Bains. [GALLERY=57] [caption id="attachment_4746" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Engraved stone found at La Pique around 1930[/caption] ©2007-2012 renneslechateau.nl, all rights reserved

Le Serbaïrou

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Col de Serbaïrou, within the Cromleck of Rennes-les-Bains. [GALLERY=56] ©2007-2012 renneslechateau.nl, all rights reserved [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="56"]

Roco Negro

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Black rock outcropping along the road to Rennes-les-Bains coming from Coustaussa. The ancient silver and copper mines in this mountain top, opposite Blanchefort is dubbed 'le Roc Noir' (Black Rock). The location allegedly held the treasure chamber...

Tomb at Les Pontils

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Tombeau des Pontils This tomb, once situated close to Arques at a location called 'Les Pontils', bares a striking resemblance to the tomb in the second version of Nicolas Poussin's les Bergers d'Arcadie. The tomb is no longer there today. It was d...

Tomb of Henri Boudet

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Tombstone of Jean Jacques Henri Boudet (Axat, Aude) Henri Boudet is buried in the cemetery of the town of Axat. The top of his tombstone reads "F A M I L L E S A P R E L L A B A T B O U D E T", indicating the tomb is a family grave containing mu...

Tour Magdala

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[caption id="attachment_4776" align="alignleft" width="2048"] Correspondence about the Tour Magdala between Saunière and his architect Tiburce Caminade of Limoux[/caption] In 1906, Saunière started construction of the Tour Magdala. T...