Athens, Greece
447 BC
Thessaloniki, Greece
12th century
Corfu, Greece
15th century
Heraklion, Greece
1462
Agios Nikolaos, Greece
16th century
Rethymno, Greece
1573-1580
Corfu, Greece
16th century
Thessaloniki, Greece
4th century AD
Rhodes, Greece
1464
Thessaloniki, Greece
4th century AD
Halki, Greece
14th century
Corfu, Greece
6th century AD
Monolithos, Greece
1480
Corfu, Greece
13th century
Rhodes, Greece
1309
Mystras, Greece
1249
Attavyros, Greece
1472
Sfakiá, Greece
1371-1374
Kefalonia, Greece
12th century
Kíssamos, Greece
1579-1584
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.