The settlement of Arques is located about fifty kilometres south-east of Carcassonne. Its castle, standing on an isolated mound, consists of a rectangular bailey with a Gothic gateway and an elegant keep that rises to a height of 24 metres, flanked by four turrets. After looking at the castle, you may continue your tour with a visit to the centre of the village, where the Cathar Museum, known as the house of Déodat Roché, pays homage to one of the earliest historians of Catharism.
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