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Château d'Aguilar, Tuchan

Château d'Aguilar

Aguilar Castle

Tuchan

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Tuchan

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Château d'Aguilar stands in Tuchan (Aude), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 12th century, 15th century). Adult admission costs 4 EUR. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Standing on a hill above the Tuchan plain, the fortified ruins of Aguilar castle rise amid the vineyards of the Corbières. Built from the 12th century onward by the lords of Termes and later absorbed into the royal strongholds guarding the border with Aragon, it is one of the five so-called Cathar castles surrounding Carcassonne, alongside Quéribus, Peyrepertuse, Puilaurens and Termes. Visitors can walk through a double defensive wall, the remains of a chapel, and take in wide views over the Corbières hills and the Mediterranean.

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What to know

  • Access is on foot via an uphill path from the car park, with a noticeable climb.
  • The adult entrance fee is 4 euros.
  • The ruins are open-air with no roofed sections, best visited in dry weather.
  • Sturdy footwear is recommended given the rocky, uneven ground.
  • The site is remote, with no shops nearby.

Practical information

Opening hours

En février et mars
les weekends de 10h30 à 16h30
En avril et octobre
tous les jours de 10h30 à 17h00
En mai, juin et septembre
tous les jours de 10h30 à 17h30
En juillet et août
tous les jours de 10h00 à 19h00
En novembre, du 1er au 15
les vacances scolaires, weekends, ponts et jours fériés de 10h30 à 16h30

Annual closures : Annual closure from mid-November to mid-February

Prices

Adult
€4.00
Child
€2.00
Reduced
€3.00
Visit duration
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Wheelchair access
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Dogs
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Where this château is

Tuchan · Aude · Occitanie

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Address

11350 Tuchan

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Château phone number

+33 6 80 44 64 25

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Heritage status
Listed historic monument (classé)
Mérimée record PA00102913
Period of construction
12th century, 15th century

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Sources

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Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Aude

From the same period — 12e siècle

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