Biarritz to Fort de Salses

This journey begins in the exclusive seaside town of Biarritz, a meeting place for European aristocracy and modern celebrities. Heading into the mountains, we follow in the footsteps of pilgrims to reach the extraordinary City of Lourdes – one of the holiest places in Catholicism. Entering the Midi-Pyrenees region, we find an area with its own unique culture, customs, and traditions, where the mysterious medieval religious group the Cathars sheltered from the Catholic Crusade. Moving higher into the mountains, we reach the Odeillo Solar Complex – built to research energy from the sun. Finally, we reach the Mediterranean and the extraordinary Fort de Salses, a once-vital strategic base built by the greatest military engineer of his age.