Kraków, Poland
9th century AD
Warsaw, Poland
14th century
Stare Miasto, Poland
Medieval
Kraków, Poland
1498
Malbork, Poland
1274-1406
Lublin, Poland
14th century
Lublin, Poland
13th century
Czocha, Poland
1241
Gdańsk, Poland
1571-1576
Poznań, Poland
1249
Gdańsk, Poland
c. 1400
Walbrzych, Poland
1288-1292
Poznań, Poland
1905-1910
Szczecin, Poland
1346
Wieliczka, Poland
13th century
Olsztyn, Poland
1346-1353
Moszna, Poland
1900
Łańcut, Poland
1629-1642
Warsaw, Poland
1624
Cieszyn, Poland
14th century
The Château de Foix dominates the town of Foix. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. Built on an older 7th-century fortification, the castle is known from 987. In 1002, it was mentioned in the will of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, who bequeathed the fortress to his youngest child, Bernard. In effect, the family ruling over the region were installed here which allowed them to control access to the upper Ariège valley and to keep surveillance from this strategic point over the lower land, protected behind impregnable walls.
In 1034, the castle became capital of the County of Foix and played a decisive role in medieval military history. During the two following centuries, the castle was home to Counts with shining personalities who became the soul of the Occitan resistance during the crusade against the Albigensians.