Within the Occitanie area in southern France, Alet-les-Bains is greater than picturesque and historic. This medieval village is mystical. It’s title means “the Chosen Place,” and such historic characters as Charlemagne and Nostradamus got here to Alet due to its therapeutic energies and the “magical elixir water” it’s well-known for.
That’s why Kathleen McGowan selected Alet because the vacation spot for a full week’s immersive French expertise. Our group will keep in small, personal houses because the bases for explorations into historic chateaux, award-winning vineyards, gastronomic adventures, and far more.
Listed here are some highlights…
- Go to a twelfth century cathedral believed to comprise a linen fabric which coated Jesus’ head at his burial
- See the Black Madonna of Rocamadour, thought-about by many to be the Excessive Queen of Black Madonnas
- Go to the “bandit city” in an unspoiled medieval village the place Cathars had been hidden from persecution
- Journey up a mountain to a spot the place Nazis believed the Ark of the Covenant was buried
- Go to the cave the place Mary Magdalene taught and preached
- Tour Rennes le Chateau the place the mysterious priest Berenger Sauniere impressed so many books together with The Anticipated One, and that Dan Brown story involving Da Vinci
This “Mysteries of the Magdalene and Secrets and techniques of the Cathars” tour is going on Might 30-June 12, 2022, and we nonetheless have just a few areas out there.
Click on right here to see the complete itinerary, pricing, and how one can register
Picture credit:
Alet:Jcb-caz-11, CC BY-SA 4.0, by way of Wikimedia Commons
Alet-les-bains auberge:Serbus, CC BY-SA 4.0, by way of Wikimedia Commons
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