Enna, Italy
10th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Palermo, Italy
12th century
Palermo, Italy
1599
Caccamo, Italy
12th century
Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
663 BCE
Ragusa, Italy
17th century
Milazzo, Italy
9th century AD
Tindari, Italy
396 BCE
Montalbano Elicona, Italy
12th century
Marinella di Selinunte, Italy
7th century BCE
Salemi, Italy
c. 1077
Sortino, Italy
13th century BCE
Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Aidone, Italy
5th century BCE
Termini Imerese, Italy
5th century BC
Mussomeli, Italy
1370
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.