Babethaude
Gruissan and its Barberousse tower
The Barberousse tower is located in the coastal village of Gruissan in the Aude department. It overlooks the ruins of a fortified castle and this is all that remains of a castle built at the end of the 10th century to observe the surroundings of the port of Narbonne and protect the city against raids by Saracen pirates. Built on a steep rocky hill, the castle was extended in the 13th century.
In the 17th century, Richelieu ordered the destruction of the building which was then abandoned.
Today, the village of Gruissan, built in circulade, surrounds the ruins of the castle.
Backing on to the Clape massif, surrounded by the sea and the Ayrolle pond and in the heart of the Narbonnaise Regional Nature Park in the Mediterranean, the Salin de l'île Saint Martin spreads over 400 hectares on the edge from the village of Gruissan. A walk lasting around 1h20 through the salt parks will reveal the astonishing alchemy of the sun and the wind which combine their efforts to produce salt.
For the theme "thème libre" of the Group "psp-prisesurprise " (free-theme)
Gruissan and its Barberousse tower
The Barberousse tower is located in the coastal village of Gruissan in the Aude department. It overlooks the ruins of a fortified castle and this is all that remains of a castle built at the end of the 10th century to observe the surroundings of the port of Narbonne and protect the city against raids by Saracen pirates. Built on a steep rocky hill, the castle was extended in the 13th century.
In the 17th century, Richelieu ordered the destruction of the building which was then abandoned.
Today, the village of Gruissan, built in circulade, surrounds the ruins of the castle.
Backing on to the Clape massif, surrounded by the sea and the Ayrolle pond and in the heart of the Narbonnaise Regional Nature Park in the Mediterranean, the Salin de l'île Saint Martin spreads over 400 hectares on the edge from the village of Gruissan. A walk lasting around 1h20 through the salt parks will reveal the astonishing alchemy of the sun and the wind which combine their efforts to produce salt.
For the theme "thème libre" of the Group "psp-prisesurprise " (free-theme)