Peyrepetuse - one of several fortresses in the area where the Cathars made their final stand against the Crusaders in the 13th century. Cathars were Christians and thought that physical world was created by The Devil. They were vegerarians, had no feudal hierarchy, promoted equality between men and women and gave no ruling powers to their church. Such heretical views ensured brutal persecution by The Inquisition, and ultimatley they were all burned.