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Château d'Aguilar is a window into France’s royal and medieval past. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Château d'Aguilar
Perched on a hill amid the vineyards of the Corbières in the Aude, the Château d'Aguilar is one of the celebrated "Cathar castles", a ruined medieval fortress that once guarded the frontier between France and Aragon. One of the so-called "five sons of Carcassonne", it played its part in the dramatic history of the Cathars and the wars that ravaged the region in the 13th century. Its ruined ramparts, hexagonal outer wall and central keep rise romantically above the sun-drenched garrigue and vines near Tuchan, offering wide views over the wild Corbières hills. Romantic, historic and beautifully sited, the Château d'Aguilar is an evocative stop on the trail of the Cathar castles, a place where medieval history, dramatic scenery and the wines of the Corbières come together in the heart of Cathar country.