The Collins Family on the Web - Carcassonne and Château de l'Engarran

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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:59:18 +0000

Our hostess at our Chateau de l'Engarran wine tasting (photo from Julia)

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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:44:11 +0000

Our group at Chateau de l'Engarran (photo from Julia)

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Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:44:08 +0000

Our group and local guide Julian in the Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Celse basilica (photo from Julia)

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Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:26:12 +0000

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This is Princess Carcass, for whom the town is named. Legend has it that Princess Carcass saved the town from seige with a ploy that involved an exploding pig. Google it!

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An opening used to drop hot tar and boiling oil on invaders.

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Porte Narbonnaise, the entrance through the inner wall of the city

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Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:06:36 +0000

L-R: Kathy and Larry, Betsy and Ray, Carmen (where is Jim?), Marian, Kathryn and Doug

Wine tasting at Chateau de l'Engarran. Clockwise from top: Julia, Stéphane, Betsy, Ray, Marian, Kathryn, Carmen, Jim, Kathy, Larry

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Wine tasting at Chateau de l'Engarran. Clockwise from top: Julia, Stéphane, Betsy, Ray, Marian, Kathryn, Carmen, Jim, Kathy, Larry / Wine tasting at Chateau de l'Engarran

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Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:06:15 +0000

Wine tasting at Chateau de l'Engarran. Clockwise from top: Julia, Stéphane, Betsy (obscured), Ray, Marian, Kathryn, Carmen, Jim, Kathy, Larry

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Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:06:03 +0000

The busts over the door and windows represent the lady for whom this house was built in three stages of her life.

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The chateau, built in 1750, and the winery have been in the same famly for five generations.

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The main residence at Chateau de l'Engarran

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The formal gardens at Chateau de l'Engarran

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The entrance to the Chateau de l'Engarran winery and estate