______________________________________________________ This 1000-year-old edifice takes you bit of history on a journey through time and the Pyrenees mountains. ______________________________________________________ > The castle as a fortress Residence of...
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______________________________________________________ This 1000-year-old edifice takes you bit of history on a journey through time and the Pyrenees mountains. ______________________________________________________ > The castle as a fortress Residence of the Counts of Bigorre in the 11th and 12th centuries, this never-conquered castle used to be a barracks until the 19th century, controlling the routes at the foot of the Pyrenees leading to Spain. > The castle as a prison A In 1590, during Henri IV’s reign, the castle became the King’s property. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the king used to lock up his opponents in the keep by simple written request. It was known as the “Bastille” of the Pyrenees. > The castle as a museum In 1921 under the initiative of Louis and Margalide Le Bondidier, was created the Pyrenean Museum. Passionate about the Pyrenees, they gathered collections about the mountain life in the Pyrenees, starting at the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20t
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