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  1. Browse 3,428 foix photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Castle. FRANCE-HISTORY-MONUMENT. 109th Tour de France 2022 - Stage 16. Streets of Foix, France. TOPSHOT-CYCLING-FRA-TDF2022-STAGE16. Foix, the Ariège river and in the background the Saint-Volusien abbey. CYCLING-FRA-TDF2019-POSTCARD.

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    The most dominating feature of Foix, the castle, is also the focal point of the town's history and the centre of your visit. The original Chateau de Foix was built before the tenth century (it was mentioned in Roger 1st will when he bequeathed this amazing chateaux to his youngest son Bernard). Seated on top of a small hill this astounding piece of...

    The town itself offers an interesting mix of architecture typical of an area that has incurred cross border fighting and enemy control over the centuries. There are pretty alleyways with patisseries, boulangeries and brocantes, one of which in particular you should visit: the brocante in the alley below the Chateaux de Foix. Sooner or later all vis...

    In the winter months, ski stations are about 40 minutes from Foix: not the best slopes in the world, but they do have great food and stunning scenery, perfect for beginners! In the summer, the mountains become a haven for walkers and hikers and there’s plenty of accommodation including from self-catering gites, hotels and camp sites. Nearby you sho...

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  3. Foix. Photos of the Ariège. Castle of the Counts of Foix (medieval fortress, fortified castle) with its three towers, perched on a rocky outcrop… Facades of houses and colorful storefronts… Round tower of the castle of the Counts… Pyrène square: fountain, lamppost… Stairs, lamppost and house facades of the old town.

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  5. Foix Castle is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable sites and monuments in Ariège, and one of the best preserved castles in the Occitanie region. For a day, let yourself be taken on this wonderful journey through time: immersive museum, demonstrations of war machines, operation of construction machines, crossbow shooting, stone cutting ...

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