the history of the Cavalry
Situated beside the ancient passageway crossing the plateau from north to south, linking East and West from the ports of the Mediterranean, La Cavalerie’s vocation lies in the arable land of the Temple plain and the immense rangelands that surround it.
The Hospitaller village still exists, but it’s not immediately obvious. The discerning visitor will discover it with all its riches: fortified enclosure and its imposing gate, 18th-century houses, 17th-century mansions. In the astonishing 18th-century church, whose interior resembles that of the vaulted sheepfolds, the remains of the Templars’ church are piously preserved.
The rehabilitation of its 15th-century ramparts, earned the commune of La Cavalerie first national prize in the Rubans du Patrimoine and the Marianne d’Or in 2009.
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