Queribus castle - sunrise - a photo on Flickriver

            I woke up at 05h30 AM and I drove the car for 1h30 in the night on small roads. I clibed the small moutain facing the castle. I had just 15 min before the sunrise. it was really windy but not so cold for the season.
It was a good idea to come here because the place became magic when the sun rose. It was amazing to see this castle in this landscape.
I push the ISO to 640 in order to have enough speed to avoid blur because of the wind. I hope you'll enjoy this picture, the castle of Queribus, in France, close to Cucugnan village.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :
The Château de Quéribus (in Occitan Castèl de Queribús) is a ruined castle in the commune of Cucugnan in the Aude département of France. It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1907.

Queribus is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne", along with Aguilar, Peyrepertuse, Termes and Puilaurens: five castles strategically placed to defend the French border against the Spanish, until the border was moved in 1659.

It is sometimes regarded as the last Cathar stronghold. After the fall of Montségur in 1244 surviving Cathars gathered together in another mountain-top stronghold on the border of Aragon (the present border between the Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales).

In 1255, a French army was dispatched to deal with these remaining Cathars, but they slipped away without a fight, probably to Aragon or Piedmont - both regions where Cathar beliefs were still common, and where the Occitan language was spoken.

Quéribus is high and isolated. It stands on top of the highest peak for miles around. In 1951 restoration work on the turret began, and between 1998-2002 a complete restoration of the castle was undertaken: the castle is now accessible to visitors.

It is at coordinates 42°50′11″N 2°37′16″ECoordinates: 42°50′11″N 2°37′16″E and an altitude of 728 m. The nearest village is Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales (population 1000).

Taken on: October 23, 2015

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 20mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

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Lens:	EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	20mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 (Windows)
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