La Couvertoirade - Templar City

LE CHEMIN DE RONDE. La Couvertoirade is a medieval fortified village located at the confines of the Larzac plateau. The village has played an important role in this part of the Midi-Pyrenees since the 13th century when the castle was built by a chapter of the medieval Knights Templar located here which played a key role in the development of La Couvertoirade.
By the 15th century the village was in the hands of the Hospitaliers who took over the Templar when they were banned in 1312. The Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem built the ramparts between 1439 and 1450, and La Couvertoirade continued to be an important local center until the 17th century. The ramparts and the incorporated towers, some square and some round, still encircle the city.
Although the castle was constructed by the Templar Knights at the end of the 12th century, the Saint-Christophe church dates was built by the Hospitaliers Knights in the 14th century opposite the castle. Take a look at the church cemetery which is cut in two by the fortifications that were built subsequently - part of the cemetery is inside the walls and part outside. The small cemetery is certainly one of the interesting sites of the city with is steles discoidal. The stone crosses craved with Templar signs mark old graves forgotten in the soil.
The remainder of La Couvertoirade and the fortifications were then built a few decades later. The walk around the top of the ramparts is unmissable for views it provides both across the rooftops of the city and the countryside. You can access the walk, called "Le Chemin de Ronde", via one of the grandest houses in the village. This is the 15th century Maison de la Scipione, built against the ramparts and once home to an important nobleman.
Back down in the village itself there are numerous very picturesque stone houses date from the 15th to 17th centuries. One particular feature you will see as you explore the village within the walls is the number of houses that have an external stone staircase leading to the first floor, originally used for habitation, while the ground floor was kept for livestock.
La Couvertoirade is one of the most beautiful village in France (un des plus beaux villages) and it is one of the finest medieval fortified villages that can be found in this country.

[@pradeauwilliam3772]

Vidéo vraiment très bien faite.merci

[@MariaDoCarmo-us7lj]

Vídeo maravilhoso!!Obrigada por compartilhar tantas imagens lindas.

[@elianeborde5826]

Merci de me faire revivre cette magnifique balade 🥀🌹

[@dlac662]

Vraiment superbe cet endroit! Quel beau pays la France! Bravo pour votre vidéo, vous avez réussi à me donner envie de visiter l'Aveyron lors d'un prochain séjour en France. Merci!

[@chrisjung3538]

Ça fait toujours plaisir de revoir la Couvertoirade. Merci pour la vidéo. Top.

[@alchimusfifrelin8173]

Comme j'aimerais me projeter dans le passé pour partager la vie des moines-soldats d'une templerie, ne serait ce qu'une journée !

[@lvfrancais]

Magnifique vidéo, autant pour les yeux que pour les oreilles!
Bonne continuation pour la suite.

[@evanangel2022]

Nice music just like in Conan the barbarian

[@edwardhanson3664]

Awesome place. I was there in fall of 2017. Didn't get to walk the walls, but did see a lot. The restaurant there is fantastic. I'm so looking forward to coming back.

[@SteelWolf13]

bon magnifique. Music even matched. I used to play those 3 songs on my recorder. (pipers flute?)

[@georgehare2915]

my children live in lassarre de pouille very much like this village houses have arrow slots t. here one 1407 circa many many hikers tour the village.

[@lykandra1]

The male figure with the script role .. is a symbol of pere noel,sometimes he has a role under his feet aswell .. this means here is wisdom lying or hidden ... a mystery to solve on the long templar way or route ..if you are able to read the signs ,they will tell you a story,maybe a piece of long forgotten history .

[@SuiSSe-Torture-Prisonniers-CH]

The trilogy "The Swiss Beast - Home of the Devil" will tell you all about the Templars. Bist du die Claudia aus Deutschland?

[@mycomment474]

All I can say is "Hey there Swissy"

[@lykandra1]

wonderful place *smile the nine points on one of the graves -stones means 9th (Knight or Lady )of an Templer order under the stwards and the grandmaster ! Standing for the four elements ,earth ,water, fire and air ..

[@matthewvanreek]

Claudia, how can i get in contact with you; i have got a golden templers ring with a cross and two birds on it. Found in France about 50 years ago.
Would you like to see The ring?
Kind Regards,
from Holland.

[@drunkgambler3482]

I am going there, definitely!

[@drunkgambler3482]

Most mysterious order of all...

[@yukiyu6241]

How do you know it's Templar city?? I haven't seen on e single symbol that indicates it belongs to them???

[@lecheminderonde]

Lol

[@yukiyu6241]

@@lecheminderonde What's so funny., if you don't know what sign belongs to Templars, and it is not a Cross -- COL!!

[@zerozilch]

Cathars built the foundation it was their homes.

[@SuiSSe-Torture-Prisonniers-CH]

@@yukiyu6241 It really is by the Templars, Yuki Yu. I was there too a couple of years back. To understand, who the Templars really were, watch the 10 hour trilogy "The Swiss Beast - Home of the Devil".

[@yukiyu6241]

@@SuiSSe-Torture-Prisonniers-CH I see only Celtic crosses around and Templars had another kind of symbols imminent to them. It is still mystery what they found in Jerusalem beneath Solomon's temple but some findings coming from their order were not in compliance with Vatican., I am not sure if they renounced Christianity but they certainly were not beasts.