A shaded two-hectare park, a spectacular avenue of plane trees, sheltered by high walls, the Domaine de Montlaur seems to live out of time. Former property of Edouard Niermans, the famous architect of the Belle Epoque, this place of memory is an invitation to the sweetness of life in cathar country.
Discover on horseback the wild beauty of he Corbières with Alizée Niermans a confirmed equestrian guide. Horse treks suitable for all levels.
Nothing predestinate Edouard Niermans renowned architect of the Belle Epoque to come establishing himself winegrower a few miles away from Carcassonne in Languedoc.
Vineyards, scrubland, rivers, ruins of Cathar fortress, endless beech, chestnut and pine forests, and further on the see, the salt marshes of Gruissan ... 27 kilometers from Carcassonne, the Domaine de Montlaur lives in a wild and preserved landscape of legends behind the mountain of Alaric where the Alaric II king is said to be buried with the famous Jérusalem treasure.
An extraordinary country to discover along the Cathar paths and the Roman roads.