Château du Bezu

Le Bézu, France

Château du Bezu, also called Les Tiplies, was a Cathar castle located on a hill top near to the village of Le Bézu. In the popular imagination Le Bézu is an old Templar fortress, from where the Templars treasure was rescued when they were persecuted by the French King Philip le Bel in 1307.

There is very little evidende that it was ever a Templar fortress, but plenty that it was a Cathar stronghold at the time of the war against the Cathars known as the Albigensian Crusade.

The castle ruins is open to the public. According to locals the place is haunted. A silver bell rings at midnight on the anniversary of the Templars' arrest.

References:

castlesandmanorhouses.com

Address

À Tiplie, Le Bézu, France

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Details

Founded: 11th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

More Information

www.templiers.org
www.castlesandmanorhouses.com

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Armin Friedrich (14 months ago)
Beautiful place to let your thoughts wander. You should be sure-footed, especially when descending.

Phil Bus (15 months ago)
Very beautiful view but steep uphill path at times and somewhat difficult descent. Not everything is visible as in the photos and not at all indicated. Too bad, magnificent landscape once at the top

Shiro (2 years ago)
Incredible place, the view is splendid.

Jean Francois (2 years ago)
Easy to access, magnificent view

alter paradoxal (3 years ago)
It's a special place... I would love to see what this castle looked like. You can find pieces of ruins scattered on the mountain, it must have been a small castle with houses left and right... It's truly a special place...

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