the Castellas de Malavieille

From Octon to the Col de la Merquière via the Castellas de Malavieille in the town of Mérifons.

The Castellas de Malavieille with the Saint-Pierre chapel in Mérifons in the foreground.
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the castellas on the height, in the center of the photo taken from the Col de la Merquière in the direction of Octon

View of part of the ruins that one would not suspect from the plain.
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Almost at the foot of the Castellas is the paleontological slab of La Lieude. She kept track of reptiles that roamed there 270 million years ago. A wooden structure protects it from the weather
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Here is a series of photos taken on the Castellas site. It is reached by passing through Brénas and a path in the middle of the fields.

view from the top of the castellas towards the plain of Octon