CITE MEDIEVALE

Located at the gates of the Tarn, Lauragais and Tolosan country: in the historical triangle of Pastel, Verfeil, Cathar city (Verfuèlh in Occitan), opens its doors in the authentic setting of a medieval village. In the past, four gates allowed you to pass through the ramparts surrounding the town, two of them were fortified. These two gates are still standing: the Tolosane gate and the Vaureze gate. The latter owes its name to the fact that it is oriented towards Lavaur.Flanked by two " poivrières " (a masonry guardhouse with a conical roof) framing a renaissance pediment, it had a drawbridge at the time. In 1593, it was decided to raise it and to build a room above the passage.