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AX-LES-THERMES FEET FIRSTSitting outside the Ax-les-Thermes hospital for crusaders and lepers, bare feet dangling in the warm sulphurous water of the Bassin des Ladres, facing across the road towards the Church of St. Vincent: this is the view. |
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FOIX REACHINGThe austere triple-towered Château de Foix looms large at the heart of town. Here it is at its most looming. |
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VILLEFRANCHE TOWN FRENCHVillefranche de Conflent has high mediæval walls intended to send the message if your name's not down you're not coming in ..... Observe Fort Libéria a bit higher up, adding to a sense of intimidation and inhospitality. Nowadays, of course, visitors are welcome, so Phespirit did not need his longbow. |
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