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Located, in
the heart of Larzac,
it is difficult not
to find La Cavalerie !
The town is separated
by the N9 waiting
the arrival of the new
A 75 highway in a near future.
By car, it is difficult
to imagine that this big village hides a fortified enceinte
and a medieval town partly built by the Knights of Saint
John
of Jerusalem and well restored. |
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The square
tower of the main door is adorned with machicolation.
Go inside,
and you will discover attractive houses of XV
th century and a XVIII th church where the remains
of the first templar church are preserved. |
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You
have to leave the main road and drive in the
little steets. Today, as yesterday, La Cavalerie
was, due to it's location, a stage on the road
betwen Mediteranéan ports and the rest
of France.
First, the Templars built a village, well located
in the centre of their land. Then the Knights
of Saint John of Jerusalem, -who inherited their
wealth after the slaughther of Templars by King
Philippe le Bel- built the fortifications.
Inside
the village, you can see big mediaeval mansions
dating back from the XV th century and XVII
th, and a XVIIIth century church where you can
find the remains of the first templar church.
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