Discovering the best preserved medieval castle in Southern France at Puivert

[@thierrymilan2039]

Thanks for the visit, I didn't know this château was partially rebuilt and having medieval like furnitures. Btw, this place was the scenery of "The Ninth Gate" in 1999 with Johnny Depp.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Oh, we didn't know that it was used in the film, will have to rewatch it now!

[@OrcaFPV]

Now that's a 10 !!! ... in my opinion... great castle ruin!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

If you asked permission you might even be allowed to fly through the windows (if you remove the plastic glass haha)

[@edwardhanson3664]

I was there in the fall of 2017. It's still magnificent.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Absolutely, thank you for watching 👍

[@fiveinitaly]

Great video amico 👍👍👍👍

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks, friend!

[@trendingwwwandw]

💖Thanks for sharing this experience 👍1

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thank YOU for watching! ❤️

[@Dukeandbishop]

Never went inside this castle, just viewed it from it the outside. Nice to see a video of the interior. The donjon is very interesting Also love it when the items on display are a bit random and tatty, like that suit of armour with the blue coat, ha ha.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Haha, yeah they added some random bits and bobs to give it more of a medieval lived in vibe, but it works 😁

[@jasminmaria2]

🌻☕🐥🇧🇷☕☕☕☕good morning from Brazil. Beautiful castle. I love old medieval history and castle.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thank you so much, greetings from The History Hikers who are currently history hiking in France 🇫🇷

[@costiniucmircea]

Very nice place and beautiful scenery.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks a lot for watching and your feedback!

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi Dries and Jente, I hope you're OK xx ❣️❣️❣️ Thankyou for sharing another of your Castle that you've been to. It looks amazing and so much beauty still lies inside it. It seems to have been well preserved. 💒 Your photography is excellent. 📷 I can't wait to see where you go next time. Happy Hiking 🥾🥾 Take care and stay safe Lots of love and Big Hugs Jen xxxx ❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks a lot for watching Jen, we're both absolutely great ☺️

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice place 👍

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks!

[@chezannelavieendouceur]

Another fun video, what a beautiful castle. Thank you for showing it and telling the history!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Our pleasure 😊 thanks for having a look!

[@deliriobimotadb6]

incredible how you guys find treasure after treasure. Maybe the time is ripe for an intermediate ‘round-up’ episode of the best 5 castles until now! I would look forward to that!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks so much haha, it's the region that is just so full of these amazing places and we just happen to be travelling in the area 😁. About the round-up video, we'll give it a think over, however we always did do a review at the end of 2022 and you could also follow all the castle scores in this Excel to have an overview of what would statistically be our favourites: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WiOxhEzTCJ4-JJHjU0ufp7DvG4O6J4gDu4_O6sGxpfE/edit?usp=drivesdk

[@Topicushistory]

Great Video loved it

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks so much 👍

[@aViewFromDownAndAbove]

Nice video again !

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks a lot! 👍

[@OSMOneStepMore]

This is a really nice castle and as you say it is nice preserved. On model of the castle it looks so great and huge. take care guys and see you soon. Sretana and Zac. 🖐😊🤗

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Good to hear from you guys, thanks for watching! Have a great week!

[@deborahdauray8933]

Wonderful that you two are bringing us to so many Castles!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

We're happy to have you along and will keep sharing these amazing places for a long time to come 😃

[@ilkawellmann8214]

I was there in summer 2023. I love it!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Must have been a great summer!

[@discover-montenegro]

Lovely channel, love all the locations, and the background information, probably it's a big passion for you two, but I know how much time it takes too just shoot a location etc, but with all the historic research about each location, really well done 🤗🤗🤗. Keep sharing 🥰🥰❤❤❤

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks for your appreciation 😊. It does take up time and effort, but we're also preserving our memories which is also just worth it in itself 😁. You have a great channel yourself btw!

[@discover-montenegro]

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[@americanomichelle]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing :)

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Our pleasure, thanks for watching and your comment!

[@PinnedonPlaces]

Loved this from the get go - the ruined castle of Puivert is incredible. Love how it stands over the hillside. Incredible to see the portcullis still, and the overview of the castle is epic, it would have been very grand back in its day i'm sure. Ahh, we really want to come over and visit all these beautiful places you've been highlighting, thank you for inspiring us with another epic video!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Would have been a great castle indeed! You inspire us in the UK, we do the same in France haha 😅 thank you for watching, friends!

[@rheingau2011]

That was great, thanks for the views inside the castle. Not yet visited, but i highly recommend the film "The ninth gate" witzh Johnny Depp. The awsome final scene was filmed there.

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Alright, thanks for the recommendation. We haven't seen the movie yet 👍

[@mariagordanier3404]

Very impressive and atmospheric. Are you getting stingy? I call this a 9 easily. Many thanks and good travels!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Maybe we're getting too used to seeing amazing castles we start dulling down our scores 😅 could easily be a 9 yes!

[@OldHouseOnTheCorner]

That's an impressive and well kept castle for its age. Great architecture everywhere you look, including in the chapel and the arched ceiling. Very nice! Enjoyed the musician's room as well. (As musicians, we biased. LOL! Speaking of that, how is your music/playing coming along, Dries?)

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks for watching 👍. My music playing is going well, you can check out some demo's here: kzbin.info/door/ukhRtWBuSdDHoC3SjAp0Rw 👌

[@OldHouseOnTheCorner]

@@TheHistoryHikers we'll have to check those out this afternoon after church. 👍

[@OldHouseOnTheCorner]

@@TheHistoryHikers we checked out your music. There is some styling and sounds reminiscent of music heard a few decades ago, yet still fresh and current. Keep up the great job with your bandmates!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Thanks a lot! 😁

[@OldHouseOnTheCorner]

@@TheHistoryHikers these two videos are unlisted on our band's channel (someone recorded them from the front row and sent them to us) but they are from an event we played in February at a small church 40 minutes from us. (There was a developmentally disabled young man sitting near the person who recorded this and he was really getting into the music!) The first one is an original song and the second is a cover. Neither one picks up my bass well (poor mic on whatever camera was used) but you'll get an idea what we sound like currently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ3ZoJ2NebuHi6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2G8homohNGJirM

[@flytime1529]

Love this one. ❤ I will be in the region for a day the next week. If you could only visit 2-3 castles with children which would you recommend ?

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Difficult question! Puivert is definitely a good option. Most castles are a lot of climbing, but Queribus was stairs so that's easier for kids I think. The last one we'd suggest Peyrepertuse, the hike up there can be a bit tricky though not too steep, but it's a great castle to visit. Pay attention on some of the stairs which can be slippery. I (Dries) visited as a little kid myself back in the day and that went fine. We have video's on those castles as well if you want to judge the hike or the castle yourself!

[@flytime1529]

@@TheHistoryHikers thanks a lot for your kind answer. :)

[@flytime1529]

@@TheHistoryHikers Thanks again for your help. In the end I went to lastours alone and to termes and villerouge termenes (only from the outside) with the Family. I had hoped to include chateau arques but I underestimated driving time from lastours. It was a Trip to remember. :)

[@TheHistoryHikers]

@@flytime1529 Didn't even consider Lastours, that is one of our favourite places to visit of all time. Glad you had a great time and that we could be of help somewhat 👍

[@MijnWolden]

I only have one word for this video: VAULTS!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

The vaulting is superbe 🧐

[@tommywolfe2706]

6:15 (around there) that room would have been plastered and painted back in the day, right?

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Though we don't have it in writing our gut feeling does say it would have done like most churches back then. Another possibility is that the walls were all covered with tapestries

[@tommywolfe2706]

@@TheHistoryHikers ah, that is a better thought than what I had in mind! Would be nicer too

[@brianpeck4035]

Did they use plaster on the interior walls and did it stop at the stone busts of the musicians?

[@TheHistoryHikers]

Don't exactly remember if they used plaster here. I believe in this case they rather used tapestries (more lavish than seen in the video) to make the room prettier and provide better accoustics. Churches did often get plastered and painted in the Middle Ages and we do have some examples of that on the channel, most famously the cathedral in Albi.

[@brianpeck4035]

@@TheHistoryHikers Just found your channel and will explore! I've seen so many castles like Krak and Guideon in programs, books and videos. Dan Snow, David Macaulay and T.E.Lawrence are some of my inspirations. Now you are too!!

[@TheHistoryHikers]

@@brianpeck4035 awesome! Krak is a castle we would really love to see ourselves too, but it's quite a bit further away 😅 hope you enjoy our content and we look forward to be hearing more from you!

[@tommywolfe2706]

7:57 what are those prints? I thought they were dog....are they original to the castle?

[@TheHistoryHikers]

They do seem like they're from a dog. We can't really say when the prints were made, but the stone they were in seemed very old indeed, so could be medieval or something? 😅