October 21, 2009
The Château la Baronne sits in the shadow of a long, humpback whale-shaped mountain, the Montagne d’Alaric, which dominates the Aude valley between Narbonne and Carcassonne. Only 600 meters in height, the mountain reminded me of the Appalachian mountains that I explored in my youth: well-worn, ancient summits with broad, rounded shoulders. In comparison to [...]
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July 30, 2009
The tiny hamlet of Boutenac, with its square with a fountain, café, church and chateau, looks like most other tiny habitations in the Languedoc-Roussillon’s Corbières, one of France’s largest wine appellations. In the five minutes since my arrival, I had already driven around the hamlet twice; if you’re going to get lost anywhere, make certain [...]
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