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A Photo-Guided Walking Tour of Montsegur, Last Big Stand of the Cathars

From Kelby Carr, for About.com

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The Little Details

Montsegur cross

The southern French sunlight casts shadows on a cross in Montsegur.

Michael Carr
Montsegur may be a small village, but its personality is the size of a mountain. Everywhere you turn, you see another small, almost-overlooked detail that just beams. This cross on the side of a building casts a long and mesmerizing shadow.
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