EditorialFrance. Pyrenees-Orientales. Occitanie Region. Elne. Cathedral. It was consecrated in 1069. Relief depicting religious scenes of the life of the Virgin. Detail. East gallery, Gothic Cloister, 14th century.
EditorialFrance. Pyrenees-Orientales departament. Occitanie Region. The Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa. Benedictine abbey, consecrated in 974. Exterior view of the pre-Romanesque style church, 10th century and Lombard Romanesque bell tower, 11th century.
EditorialFrance. Pyrenees-Orientales departament. Occitanie Region. The Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa. Benedictine abbey, consecrated in 974. Exterior view of the pre-Romanesque style church, 10th century and Lombard Romanesque bell tower, 11th century.
EditorialFrom left, Olivier Faure, the leader of the Socialist Party, Anne Hidalgo, the socialist mayor of Paris, Marc Gricourt, the socialist mayor of Blois, and Carole Delga, the popular Socialist president of the southwestern Occitanie region, during a Socialist Party event at the Chateau de Blois in Blois, France, on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialFrance. Aude department. Occitanie region. Cite de Carcassonne. Medieval citadel. The architect Euge_ne Viollet-le-Duc renovated the fortress (1853-1879). View of the double defensive wall, separated by lices (parapet walk).
EditorialFrance. Aude department. Occitanie region. Cite de Carcassonne. Medieval citadel. The architect Euge_ne Viollet-le-Duc renovated the fortress (1853-1879). Defensive towers of the Condal castle, residence of the Trencavell (12 th century). The king Jaim...