Midi Pyrenees
OCCITANIE, FRANCE
This collection represents a quick look at some of the sights in the Occitanie region of Southern France, including the Tarn and Pyrenees Orientales. This area is famous for Cathar castles, Bastitde or hilltop villages, priories and monasteries, vineyards, fields of sunflowers and more. The Pyrenees-Orientales is dominated by the peak of Mt Canigou, the sacred mountain of the Catalan's. Also included here is a panorama of Annecy. Click on each image for a larger version. All photos © Jon Davison 2014 - 2019.
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The ruins of the Chateau Queribus
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St Antonin Noble Val from Roc des Anglars
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Brousse le Chateau
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Les Orgues (the organs), near Ille-sur-Tet
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Villefranche-de-Conflent
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The village of Eus, off the N116 to Andorra
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The River Tet in Rodes
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The annual Sanche processionl in Perpignan
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Villefranche-de-Conflent
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The view from the ruins of Chateau Queribus
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Vernet les Bains
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St Martin du Canigou
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Chateau des Salses
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The village of Rodes, off the N116 to Andorra
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The four ruined structures of Lastours
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The ruins of Puilaurens Castle
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The ruins of Carol Castle, near Latour de Carol
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The canal, Narbonne
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Perpignan, Christmas eve 2015
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The old bridge, Toulouse
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Lastours, viewed from the Belvedere
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Mt Canigou and the Pyrenees viewed from the ruins of Aguilar Castle
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The ruins of the Viscount's Tower, Minerve
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Fontfriode Abbey
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Panorama of the ruins of Peyrepertuse
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Dawn over Cordes sur Ciel, Tarn region.
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Dawn over Cordes sur Ciel
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New Years Eve, Cordes sur Ciel
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Fontaine de Vaucluse, Provence
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Fontaine de Vaucluse, Provence
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Chateau les Baux, Provence
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Millau viaduct
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Cordes-sur-Ciel in pre dawn light
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Cordes-sur-Ciel at sunset
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Mist over the valley, Cordes-sur-Ciel at dawn
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Albi panorama at sunset
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Sunflowers and Cordes-sur-Ciel
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Toulouse
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Najac and its castle
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Panorama of Ambialet
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St Martin Laguipie
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The old arched bridge at Belcastel, near Rodez
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Belcastel
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Albi, St Cecile cathedral
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Annecy
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Annecy
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Bruniquel
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Castle Combefa
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Castlenau de Levis
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Gaillac
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Rodez
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Puycelsi
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Severac le Chateau
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St Antonin Noble Val
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Brousse le Chateau and the river Tarn
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Brousse le Chateau and the river Tarn
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St Antonin Noble Val
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St Antonin Noble Val from Roc des Anglars
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Le Moulin at Varen and the river Aveyron
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Varen
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Varen
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Aveyron valley, and Brousse-les-Antibel
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Millau viaduct
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Tarn river valley
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Chateau Peyrelade
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Castelbouc, river Tarn
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Les Detroits, Tarn Gorges
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Point Sublime, Tarn Gorges
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Chateau Foix