[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Fortress of Foix [{Image src='P1000369.jpg' caption='Château de Foix\\Photo: H. Maurer, 2015 ' alt='' width='900' class='image_left' height='601'}] %%lang,english Already the Romans built a fort on the rocky hill where the Château de Foix castle now overlooks the town. The current castle, whose foundations date back to the early tenth century, was a strong fortress that withstood the repeated attacks of Simon de Montfort IV between 1211 and 1217, during the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathari. %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff=' ' Kontrolle='Nein'}]