Tourouzelle: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Tourouzelle is a former fortified village situated on a rocky outcrop. The remains of a machicolation, which was part of an earlier rampart walk, have been preserved. Historical traces can also be seen on the old houses: their gables bear inscriptions depicting a scallop shell, a pair of pincers, a hammer and a horseshoe.
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Culture
Small houses stand tightly packed within the former fortification walls. They are accessed via narrow lanes, with entry through two gates. The village's religious architecture includes the parish church of Notre-Dame. In 1271, it was incorporated into the cathedral chapter of Saint-Just-Saint-Pasteur and rebuilt in the first half of the 14th century. The building has a single-nave layout and a five-sided apse covered by a six-part ribbed vault.
The Sainte-Cécile Chapel is characterised by a Romanesque style typical of 12th-century religious architecture. It is a pilgrimage destination each year.
Nature
The La Pinède de la Bade et la Pierre Sèche trail passes through an appealing landscape of pine trees and evergreen holm oaks. The route leads to the Sainte-Cécile Chapel, which is considered to have formerly been a hermitage.
The Mont Ségonne mountain and the Signal d'Alaric and Roque Sestière peaks are located around Tourouzelle. The summit of la Roudeille lies in the wider regional surroundings of Tourouzelle.
Geographical Location
Several historic sites are located in the wider regional surroundings of Tourouzelle: the historic site of Monastere Notre-Dame de Gaussan, the historic site of Abbaye Notre Dame and the ruins of Grange de Fontcalvy. Château de Durfort, a castle, is also located in this wider regional area.
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