Belcastel-et-Buc: Holiday apartments and houses

In the small village of Belcastel-et-Buc, a small Romanesque church towers above the houses. The ruins of Château de Belcastel overlook the Buc River and are situated at an elevation of around 500 m. They feature a square keep and a fortified enclosure; below the site are a chapel and a cemetery.

For a stay in Belcastel-et-Buc, travellers want to find or rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

Buc is a hamlet and district of the municipality of Belcastel-et-Buc. The parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the entrance to the choir of the church in Buc there is a processional lantern. It dates from the 18th century and is a hexagonal, painted sheet-metal object topped with a cross and decorated with six-pointed stars in circles. The lantern has been classified as a protected object since 6 June 1967.

Nature

Part of Belcastel-et-Buc lies within the « hautes Corbières » special protection area under the Natura 2000 network (FR9112028).

Hiking

The Crêtes de Buc et Pas de Loubet hike begins shortly after Buc, on the Route de Buc at Les Fontanilles. The Crêtes de Buc et Pas de Loubet route is a moderately difficult hike covering 9.4 km, with 269 m of positive elevation gain and an estimated duration of 3 hours and 25 minutes.

Other places: Belvèze-Du-Razès, Marseillette, Lavalette, Blomac, Cambieure, Castans, Fournes-Cabardès, Preixan.

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